Theories, Methods, or Pedagogy: Selected Topics

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

Research Methodology

• To recognize and apply the research methodology needed for the critical study of the literatures, rhetoric, or language of English.

Analysis

• To identify and discriminate among literary, rhetorical, or linguistic theories and history to inform the critical study of English.

Content Knowledge

• To recognize and summarize the multiple fields of English and the current issues within them.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Weekly readings and written work	50%
Teaching presentation(s) and response(s)	20%
Final symposium	30%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93.0 and above	A
90.0 – 92.9	A-
87.0 – 89.9	B+
83.0 – 86.9	B
80.0 – 82.9	B-
77.0 – 79.9	C+
70.0 – 76.9	C
Below 70.9	F/WF

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance policy: Students must attend every class, arrive on time with the necessary assignments and course materials, and stay for the duration of the class. This attendance policy does not differentiate between “excused” and “unexcused” absences; it is your responsibility to reserve your absences for unavoidable occurrences, such as illness, work-related events, advising sessions, childcare concerns, car trouble, minor emergencies, etc.

State law requires that students be allowed two absences due to religious holidays; please notify me at least 48 hours prior to your anticipated absence. Intercollegiate athletes should provide official documentation of anticipated absences early in the semester. Absences for religious holidays and documented athletic events will not count toward the maximums described above.

If you have extenuating circumstances such as serious illness, chronic illness, an injury requiring prolonged medical treatment, prolonged psychological issues, etc., you should make your instructor aware of these circumstances as soon as possible and keep your instructor informed until you are able to return to class. You should also contact the Dean of Students Office, which can review documentation and notify multiple instructors on your behalf, especially if hospitalization or distress prevent you from doing so yourself. You should be aware, however, that the Dean of Students Office will not override any individual instructor’s attendance policy and that decisions about whether and how to accommodate students in distress are made by individual instructors.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Course readings, including poems and articles, will be made available over the course of the semester on canvas.