Graduate Written & Spoken Communication

Catalog description

This course prepares students for study at the graduate level. Students examine and practice the language used in research writing and presentations at the graduate level. Students study rhetorical conventions and moves as well as linguistic devices which realize these rhetorical purposes. Students conduct research in their field or area of interest and engage in discussion and comparative analysis of the conventions of writing across various fields. Students produce written literature reviews, summaries, data analyses and short analytical writing assignments to rehearse and apply linguistic and rhetorical strategies. Students participate in discussions of academic texts and presentations on their research.