Expository Writing (105-0-20)
Topic
Expository Writing for Multilingual Students
Instructors
Lisa M Del Torto
847/491-4967
555 Clark St., Room 204
Meeting Info
Parkes Hall 213: Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Overview of class
This course is an introduction to college-level academic writing designed for multilingual students. Our section is reserved for undergraduate students who self-identify as native speakers of languages other than English or in addition to English. Students will write two longer pieces of expository writing along with several shorter pieces, developing each through a careful process of planning, drafting, community feedback, revising, and reflection. Our section will take a Critical Language Awareness approach to writing that allows us to consider not only what is expected in academic writing, but the ideologies and value systems underlying those expectations and how expectations for language vary across space and time. Class meetings are conducted as seminar discussions and workshops. In addition, the instructor meets regularly with students one-on-one or in teams for conferences.
Class Materials (Required)
Most of our course materials will be available via free download on Canvas. There is one book that students will purchase, rent, or access via course reserves: Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. ISBN: 978-0393631678 Students can get either the 3rd, 4th, or 5th edition of They Say/I Say. Used and new books are equally fine as are print and e-books. This book ranges in price from about $15-$30, and can be found at the Norris Bookstore, various online booksellers, and the Northwestern Libraries.