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WRPR0101A-S12 CRN: 22115	Writing Workshop II Writing Workshop II This second level workshop is for students who have completed a first-year seminar. All sections of this course will address a variety of writing techniques and communications tools. Each section will focus on a particular theme. This course does not fulfill the college writing requirement. 3 hrs. lect./disc. Instructors: Hector Vila Location: Atwater Hall A A100 Schedule: 11:00am-12:15pm on Tuesday, Thursday (Feb 13, 2012 to May 14, 2012)
WRPR0102A-S12 Cross-Listed As: EDST0102A-S12 CRN: 21502	English Lang in Global Context English Language in Global Context In this course, we will discuss and write about the dominance of English in the global landscape. The course reader, The Handbook of World Englishes (2006), offers an interdisciplinary approach to the topic. We will begin the course with a geographic and historical overview of World Englishes and then will examine the impact of English language dominance on individuals and societies, emphasizing themes such as migration, globalization, education, and identity. Throughout the course, we will explore the relevance of these issues to educators, linguists, and policy-makers around the world. Instructors: Shawna Shapiro Location: Atwater Hall A A100 Schedule: 9:30am-10:45am on Tuesday, Thursday (Feb 13, 2012 to May 14, 2012) Requirements Satisfied: CMP, SOC
WRPR0202A-S12 CRN: 21611	Writing To Heal This writing-intensive course examines writing as a catalyst for healing after loss or grief. In a workshop focused on student writing, we will analyze the fiction, drama, poetry and creative nonfiction of Arthur Miller, Jane Austen, Frank McCourt, C.S. Lewis, Sharon Olds, William Wordsworth, Christopher Noel, Madeleine Blais, Susan Minot. Reading James W. Pennebaker's Opening Up and Louise DeSalvo's Writing As A Way of Healing will create a theoretical underpinning for our discussions. Assignments for this course will include formal analytical essays, creative work (published online), as well as electronic journals and oral presentations. Instructors: Mary Ellen Bertolini Location: Pearsons KAD Schedule: 11:00am-12:15pm on Tuesday, Thursday at PRS KAD (Feb 13, 2012 to May 14, 2012) 7:30pm-9:30pm on Tuesday at LIB 230 (Feb 13, 2012 to May 14, 2012) Requirements Satisfied: CW, LIT
WRPR0500A-S12 CRN: 20300	Special Project: Lit Special Project: Literature (Approval Required) Location: Main Schedule: 7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Feb 13, 2012 to May 22, 2012)
WRPR0500B-S12 CRN: 20302	Special Project: Lit Special Project: Literature (Approval Required) Instructors: Hector Vila Location: Main Schedule: 7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Feb 13, 2012 to May 22, 2012)
WRPR0500C-S12 CRN: 20303	Special Project: Lit Special Project: Literature (Approval Required) Instructors: Catharine Wright Location: Main Schedule: 7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Feb 13, 2012 to May 22, 2012)
WRPR0500D-S12 CRN: 20556	Special Project: Lit Special Project: Literature (Approval Required) Instructors: Kathleen Skubikowski Location: Main Schedule: 7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Feb 13, 2012 to May 22, 2012)
WRPR0500E-S12 CRN: 20772	Special Project: Lit Special Project: Literature (Approval Required) Instructors: Mary Ellen Bertolini Location: Main Schedule: 7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Feb 13, 2012 to May 22, 2012)
WRPR0500F-S12 CRN: 21086	Special Project: Lit Special Project: Literature (Approval Required) Instructors: Shawna Shapiro Location: Main Schedule: 7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Feb 13, 2012 to May 22, 2012)

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CRN: 22115

Writing Workshop II

Writing Workshop II
This second level workshop is for students who have completed a first-year seminar. All sections of this course will address a variety of writing techniques and communications tools. Each section will focus on a particular theme. This course does not fulfill the college writing requirement. 3 hrs. lect./disc.

Instructors:: Hector Vila
Location:: Atwater Hall A A100
Schedule:: 11:00am-12:15pm on Tuesday, Thursday (Feb 13, 2012 to May 14, 2012)

WRPR0102A-S12

Cross-Listed As:
EDST0102A-S12

CRN: 21502

English Lang in Global Context

English Language in Global Context
In this course, we will discuss and write about the dominance of English in the global landscape. The course reader, The Handbook of World Englishes (2006), offers an interdisciplinary approach to the topic. We will begin the course with a geographic and historical overview of World Englishes and then will examine the impact of English language dominance on individuals and societies, emphasizing themes such as migration, globalization, education, and identity. Throughout the course, we will explore the relevance of these issues to educators, linguists, and policy-makers around the world.

Instructors:: Shawna Shapiro
Location:: Atwater Hall A A100
Schedule:: 9:30am-10:45am on Tuesday, Thursday (Feb 13, 2012 to May 14, 2012)
Requirements Satisfied:: CMP, SOC

WRPR0202A-S12

CRN: 21611

Writing To Heal

This writing-intensive course examines writing as a catalyst for healing after loss or grief. In a workshop focused on student writing, we will analyze the fiction, drama, poetry and creative nonfiction of Arthur Miller, Jane Austen, Frank McCourt, C.S. Lewis, Sharon Olds, William Wordsworth, Christopher Noel, Madeleine Blais, Susan Minot. Reading James W. Pennebaker's Opening Up and Louise DeSalvo's Writing As A Way of Healing will create a theoretical underpinning for our discussions. Assignments for this course will include formal analytical essays, creative work (published online), as well as electronic journals and oral presentations.

Instructors:: Mary Ellen Bertolini
Location:: Pearsons KAD
Schedule:: 11:00am-12:15pm on Tuesday, Thursday at PRS KAD (Feb 13, 2012 to May 14, 2012) 7:30pm-9:30pm on Tuesday at LIB 230 (Feb 13, 2012 to May 14, 2012)
Requirements Satisfied:: CW, LIT

WRPR0500A-S12

CRN: 20300