Fall 2017  |  WRIT 3751W Section 001: Seminar: Theory and Practice of Writing Consultancy (34561)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Instructor Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 04:00PM - 05:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 12
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
How writers learn to write, how writing is taught in the academy, and how rhetorical conventions vary across disciplines. prereq: Currently working in a University writing center, instr consent
Class Description:
This course is a seminar in the theory and practice of teaching writing through one-to-one consultations. Our goal in this seminar is to develop as writers and writing consultants though investigating into, experimenting with, and reflecting upon our own literacy practices; reading carefully and discussing published research and theory as well as examples of our own and other students' writing; posing and exploring--in our discussions, in-class consultations, and writing--questions about writers, writing consulting, and academic literacy; observing, practicing, and reflecting on writing consultancy with one another; designing, conducting, and presenting our own writing center inquiry projects. In addition to challenging you to think critically about both yourself as a writer and a writing consultant, this course will also help you develop practical, flexible, and intentional consulting strategies. Through reflective writing, in-class consultations, class discussions, and collaborative problem-solving sessions, we will learn together how consultants can conduct successful one-to-one conferences with students from a variety of disciplines, backgrounds, and experiences. Ideally, you'll leave this course having grown as both a writer and a writing consultant?and together we will have built a community that supports your continued teaching and learning.
Grading:
80% Reports/Papers
10% Journal
10% In-class Presentations
Class Format:
60% Discussion
30% Small Group Activities
9% Student Presentations
1% Guest Speakers
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
70 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
Other Workload: includes informal and process writing
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34561/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
24 October 2013

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