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President Kim B. Clark
President Kim B. Clark
ENG 450 Rhetorical Studies Online
Credits: 3
Estimated Enrollment per Offering: 45 Students
Outcomes
- Relate critical theories to reading and writing processes.
- Understand the interrelationships among reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and language study.
- Integrate writing, reading, and critical thinking theories into the chosen Emphasis.
- Explore various reading and writing strategies.
- Examine how learners make meaning as they read and write.
- Synthesize various theories, using primary and secondary sources, and apply them to individual reading and writing processes.
- Explore formal and informal assessments for reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Description
Explores theories and applications of the writing and reading processes. (Required for English Majors and Minors.)
Theoretical foundations of reading and writing processes; the
application of theory to an individual's reading and writing;
connections among reading, writing, and critical thinking
Books
- Goodman, Ken. On Reading. New York: Scholastic, 1996.
- Ramage, John D., John C. Bean, and June Johnson. Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings. Concise Edition. 4th Ed. New York: Pearson Longman. 2007.
- Palmquist, Mike. Designing Writing: A Practical Guide. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005.
Prerequisites
Completion of English 251, 314, and 325.
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