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Grammar and Style in Writing

General

Prefix

ENGL

Course Number

334

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Writing about current issues with an emphasis on learning to recognize and describe grammar and the parts of speech; designed to prepare students for writing, tutoring, and teaching.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Write in a variety of genres for specific audiences and purposes.

Outcome

Write with an awareness of the cultural implications of standardizing English usage.

Outcome

Recognize sentence patterns and their implications for style in academic writing and everyday discourse.

Outcome

Describe language choices in written work through grammatical terms.

Outcome

Apply editing skills with an awareness of audience and context.

Outcome

Develop proficiency in working with style handbooks in relation to diverse backgrounds in English language.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Rhetorical principles of using a variety of genres for specific audiences and purposes. 20% Cultural implications of standardizing English usage. 20% Analysis of sentence patterns and their implications for style in academic writing and everyday discourse. 20% Application of grammatical terms and style handbooks to the description of language choices in written work. 15% Editing and proofreading principles. 15% Research methods and documentation. 10%

Dependencies

Programs

ENGL334 is a completion requirement for: