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FALLÂ 2012 UNDERGRADUATE SPECIAL TOPICS COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
LITÂ 4244: Major Writers World Lit in English (Boca campus)
Professor Dalleo
Of the nine English-language writers to win the Nobel Prize in Literature over the past 25 years, seven have come from countries other than England and the United States. We’ll explore the shift from English literature to literature in English by focusing on three Nobel Prize-winning authors from Africa and the Caribbean: J.M. Coetzee, V.S. Naipaul, and Derek Walcott. Looking at the work of these writers, and how it has been received, will allow us to think through some of the fundamental disagreements about contemporary world literature. How do we read literature from cultures other than our own? Who speaks for the nation? Why some voices are heard and rewarded rather than others?
[This course satisfies category I]
ENC 4930: Peer Tutoring: Theory and Practice (Boca campus)
Professor GalinÂ
This course is designed to introduce you to the theories and practices of writing and writing centers. Any undergraduate who is interested in teaching in the schools or in college, who has strong writing skills, and who is eager to get hands-on experience at the college level helping others learn to write will find this course engaging, challenging, and practical. The course will help you develop your advanced academic writing and research skills as you study best practices for composition pedagogy, collaborative learning, writing center research, and individualized writing instruction. Students will work collaboratively with each other and with experienced consultants in the University Center for Excellence in Writing (UCEW), discussing writing strategies, sample student work, and course readings. Additionally, you will be able to investigate special topics, such as writing in your discipline, assessing writing, working with second language writers, and using technology to teach writing.
Role play and practice consulting sessions will be discussed at length as well. All students will be expected to observe experienced writing center consultants for a minimum of 15 hours over the course of the term and will have opportunities to co-consult with clients. Some students will have the opportunity to consult with clients on their own a couple of times during the term. Those who complete this class and who demonstrate the skills necessary to become a UCEW consultant will have first priority for available UCEW positions in Spring 2013.Â
For more information, please call Professor Jeffrey R. Galin at 297-1221 or jgalin@fau.edu .
[This course satisfies category III]
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