ENG 297, 298 - Writing Theory

Course unit(s): 1
Meets requirement: W when offered as 298
Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
A required course open only to students who have been selected to serve as Writing Center tutors and Writing Assistants. The course will focus (1) on writing, reading, and evaluating analytic and literary essays and (2) on theoretical essays in the field and how these theories translate into classroom and one-on-one tutorial practice. In addition, students will spend an hour a week in the Writing Center, first observing tutorial sessions, then co-tutoring, and finally tutoring students one-on-one. Satisfies departmental Social Justice and Prose requirement.