Teach Acad Wrtg: Thry Prct Rsr

Catalog description

This course presents an overview of select theories and approaches to the teaching of writing in college settings (e.g., genre theory, process writing, language socialization, tutoring, and peer review) with special emphasis on how these can inform students' practice as academic writing tutors, facilitators, and instructors in the Center for Writing and Scholarship at CIIS. Students will learn how to assess writing, establish and manage professional relationships with student writers, and design and assess interventions to improve academic literacy at all levels (listening, speaking, reading, writing, critical thinking). Key topics will include the psychological, developmental, and affective dimensions of academic writing; the socialization of scholars to communities-of-practice and disciplinary discourses; contrastive (cross-cultural) rhetoric; addressing the needs of diverse populations (such as nonnative writers); and effective response and feedback strategies. RESTRICTED TO CENTER FOR WRITING AND SCHOLARSHIP FELLOWS