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LGS 201: Writing From A Global
Perspective
3 credits
As a sequel to English 107, this course continues the development of students' writing skills. Students learn advanced rhetorical strategies (argumentation and persuasion, comparison and contrast, process analysis, narration and description) while studying such current global issues as environmental and natural resource management, world conflict and resolution, poverty, and terrorism. (Learning Goals:CW,G)
Learning Goals
- To develop students’ critical reading, critical thinking, and writing skills.- To develop students’ writing skills in different genres and associated rhetorical styles (narrative, expository, argumentative essays, and research papers).- To analyze how the written word changes and how writers from diverse backgrounds and experiences express meaning- To investigate writing as a form of political activism- To experience hands-on the progressive power of literature and the written word- To conduct independent, in-depth research on a focused topic- To analyze global issues as an informed, thoughtful generalist.
*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this
course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of
information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a
specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start
of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown
here.
Sections Offered: Spring 2025 |
| Writing From A Global Perspective |
| 0960-201-001 |
M. Lavery |
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Tue/Thu |
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm |
Garden City |
3 |
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| 0960-201-002 |
A. Dotterman |
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Mon/Wed |
12:00 noon - 12:50 pm |
Garden City |
3 |
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