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On this page you’ll find descriptions and materials for courses I am teaching or have taught recently.

English 890: Composition Research

A master’s-level course on qualitative research methods, meant to help students design and conduct their own small-scale research projects.

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English 800: Rhetoric for Composition Teachers

This master’s-level course introduces students to the history and theory of rhetoric, as well as the use of rhetorical principles in the teaching of composition.

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English 705: Composition Pedagogy II

A course for future composition instructors focused on course design, response to student writing, and evaluation.

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English 114: Writing Ethnographically

This first-year composition course focuses on using ethnographic research methods to study a local subculture. Students in the class write ethnographic essays based on that research.

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