ENGLISH 258

Writing as Critical Discourse

Please note: this is archived course information from 2014 for ENGLISH 258.

Description

Explores theories and practices of literacy and discourse in everyday, educational and professional contexts through discourse analysis, individual writing, critical workshops and peer review. Through historical case studies we analyse rhetoric and argument in textual practices in different modes, from graffiti to essays to official discourse to blogs to online journalism to mashups. Students will write for different audiences and media in different genres, including critique, narrative and mixed media.
 

Availability 2014

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Dr Mark Amsler

Reading/Texts

Recommended Reading

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

ENGLISH 258: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points including ENGLISH 121 or ENGWRIT 101, or 30 points in English, or English approval

Corequisites

Restrictions

ENGLISH 366