ENG 582 - Composition Pedagogy and Research Practicum

Prerequisite, ENG 580. Open to all MA and MFA graduate students meeting the prerequisite. Required of ENG 103 Graduate Teaching Assistants in the English Department, and must be taken concurrently with the first semester of ENG 103 teaching assistantships. Ongoing professional development for composition teachers, including attention to current scholarship in the field of rhetoric and composition studies, pedagogical issues specific to teaching college composition, and development of action research projects. Seminar participants will participate in class observations, and, where applicable, get feedback on their own teaching. May be repeated for credit. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits