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English 537.001: Practicum in Teaching Composition This course is designed to serve new teachers in the Rhetoric and Writing program. You will learn and apply current theory and pedagogy in Composition Studies and Writing-across-the-disciplines to guide you as a teacher of diverse student writers. In addition to selected readings on the teaching and research of composition, this course offers hands-on mentoring and classroom materials that you can use during your first semester as a teacher in our program. This is a rigorous "nuts and bolts" course informed by principles of rhetoric, learning theory, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and cultural studies. Focus will also be given to issues of professional development as a teacher, researcher, and scholar. The teaching of composition gives you entrée into a rich and multi-faceted profession. We will provide many opportunities to reflect on your current and future career in the field through reading, research, class discussion, conferencing, and course projects. This is a three-credit graduate course. |
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