ENG 737 - Teaching College Composition

(3 units)

Theory and practice in the teaching of college composition, particularly the first-year course.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate standing in the department of English.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. explain and apply a range of theories about how people learn to write in academic settings.
2. describe, evaluate, and apply theories and research relevant to the teaching of first-year composition.
3. develop and implement in their classroom practice curriculum-appropriate strategies to help college students improve their writing, reading, and thinking.
4. discuss and apply strategies for effective formative evaluation and equitable summative assessment of student writing.
5. discuss and implement effective classroom management techniques.
6. develop an effective course rationale, assignment sequence, syllabus, lesson plans, and other pedagogical materials for a first-year composition course.

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