Intro to Writing in English Studies
ENG 205Z (Spring 2006-SUNY Albany)
Class Notes
This is the official English Department Description:
This course is an introduction to the forms and strategies of writing and close reading in English studies. The course emphasizes the relationship between writing and disciplinary context, and such concepts as genre, audience, and evidence.
But what does this actually mean if you are enrolled in this class?
Here is a bit more. . .
In this class we will explore the practice of writing in English studies. There are a variety of ways we could go about this task, indeed throughout the history of English studies there have been a wide range of approaches to what it means to write in the discipline. For while the goal of this class is to help English majors develop and situate their own writings, this cannot fully be done without addressing a range of theoretical questions about English, writing, and the University. So, we are going to read about writing, write about writing, and write about reading about writing.
Over the course of the semester this class will help you develop your writing skills, and learn to connect the process of writing to the practice of disciplinary knowledge. To accomplish this goal we will examine various theoretical frameworks that are at work within the discipline, and focus on examining and developing writing in relation to these frameworks. It is my hope that in the end not only will you improve your writing skills, but understand the criteria by which you are judging your writing as improved.