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This composition course introduces students to scholarly writing in the humanities. Students will study journal articles as models of professional communication in the field. Students will also practice using discipline-specific resources, such as archives, bibliographies, and databases. Writing assignments will include a variety of exploratory research projects, including a literature review.

This course focuses on how the English language works: Its structure, its use, its history, its regional and social varieties, and its current status as a global language. Readings and course work make explicit the “internalized system of rules” that enables us to speak, listen, read, and write. Students will review the conventions governing Standard American English (SAE) and Standard Written English (SWE), as well as varieties like African American English (AAE) and world Englishes (WE). By identifying language users’ grammatical choices and understanding them more fully, students will gain confidence and efficacy in their own communications

 

An investigation of topics in English. May include issues in rhetoric, composition, English language, digital humanities, disability studies or other topics not covered by the core curriculum. May be repeated for credit if content varies.