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A survey of literature for students in grades 5-12, fiction, and non-fiction, and methods of teaching this literature.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Literature (BA)

Survey of books suitable for the Middle School classroom, covering a variety of topics and genres.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Introduces students to theories of usability and teaches students various methods to evaluate design for usability including heuristic evaluations, card-sorting, task-based evaluations, and fieldwork.

Prerequisites:

ENG 271W or ENG 272W

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Technical Communication (BS) | Technical Communication (CERT) | Technical Communication Minor

Students learn how to research and write technical information for multiple cultures, both locally and internationally.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Technical Communication (BS) | Technical Communication Minor

This course is designed to introduce students to technical project management. This introduction is achieved through participation in a simulated project management experience. Assignments include standard documentation associated with project management and reflective writing. Fall, Spring

Prerequisites:

ENG 271W

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Management Information Systems (BS) | Technical Communication (BS) | Technical Communication (CERT) | Technical Communication Minor

Writing in an area and of a type for which the student has demonstrated ability. May be repeated. Pre: Consent

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

English Writing Studies Minor

This course provides analysis and training focused on concepts and practices of visual design as they relate to technical and professional communication.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Health Communication (BS) | Technical Communication (BS) | Technical Communication (CERT) | Technical Communication Minor

Overview of technical communication theory with emphasis on contemporary approaches. Hands-on workshop which implements the theories discussed.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Technical Communication (BS) | Technical Communication (CERT) | Technical Communication Minor

Brief history of publishing and typography, conventions of desktop publishing, and hardware and software application tools for desktop publishing. Students need not have prior experience with DTP, but some word processing and microcomputer experience will be helpful.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Technical Communication (BS) | Technical Communication (CERT)

Practice in writing various types of reports for a variety of purposes and audiences. Includes primary and secondary research methods, and data analysis of information to be used in reports.

Prerequisites:

ENG 271W or ENG 272W

Graduation Requirements:

Writing Intensive

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

English Writing Studies Minor | Technical Communication (CERT) | Technical Communication Minor

Editing the content, organization, format, style, and mechanics of documents; managing the production cycle of documents; and discovering and learning computer and software applications for technical editing tasks.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Technical Communication (CERT) | Technical Communication Minor

Creating both online and print documentation for products, with emphasis on computer software and hardware documentation for users. Attention also to policies and procedures as written for a range of uses (e.g., employee handbooks, manufacturing processes, usability testing).

Graduation Requirements:

Writing Intensive

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Technical Communication (CERT) | Technical Communication Minor

Reading and analysis of stories, novels, poems, essays, and nonfiction accounts that deal with scientific and technological topics. Focus on the role of technology in communication forms and tools.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Technical Communication (BS) | Technical Communication Minor

Overview of prominent rhetorical theories, from classical to contemporary, which are applicable to technical communication. Practical application and implications of the theories emphasized. Additional attention given to current issues such as risk communication and ethics.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Technical Communication (BS) | Technical Communication Minor

Practice in the development and production of proposals, focusing on the researching, writing, and management of proposals by technical communicators.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Technical Communication (BS) | Technical Communication (CERT) | Technical Communication Minor

The development of English from its origins as a dialect of Proto-Indo-European to its current form, with consideration of its social history as well as its formal development.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Linguistics Minor | Literature (BA)

Introduction to theory and best practices of teaching second language listening and speaking to a variety of English learners in multiple contexts.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Linguistics Minor | Teaching English as a Foreign Language (CERT) | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: K-12 ESL Licensure Preparation Minor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Non-licensure Preparation Minor | Teaching PK-12 Multilingual Learners (CERT)

This course addresses the skills required for technical communication within the context of health and medicine. Students will discuss typical audiences, purposes, and genres of health and medical communication. Students will adapt complex health and medical information for audiences with varying levels of knowledge, demonstrating awareness of audience analysis, visual design, plain language, and ethics.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

English Writing Studies Minor | Health Communication (BS) | Health Communication Minor | Technical Communication (BS) | Technical Communication Minor

Introduction to theory and best practices of teaching second language grammar and vocabulary to a variety of English learners in multiple contexts - specifically focusing on content based teaching practices.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

English Writing Studies Minor | Linguistics Minor | Teaching English as a Foreign Language (CERT) | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: K-12 ESL Licensure Preparation Minor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Non-licensure Preparation Minor | Teaching PK-12 Multilingual Learners (CERT)

Introduction to theories and classroom practices that have shaped second language teaching and learning. Topics of study focus on prominent second language learning/acquisition theories, individual and sociocultural factors in language learning, technology-based resources that enhance language learning, as well as practical issues and applications of theory in a wide range of instructional contexts.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: K-12 ESL Licensure Preparation Minor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Non-licensure Preparation Minor | Teaching PK-12 Multilingual Learners (CERT)

Introduction to theory and best practices of teaching second language reading and writing to a variety of English learners in multiple contexts.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

English Writing Studies Minor | Teaching English as a Foreign Language (CERT) | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: K-12 ESL Licensure Preparation Minor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Non-licensure Preparation Minor | Teaching PK-12 Multilingual Learners (CERT)

This course explores state and federal legislation affecting EL programs, current models of EL program delivery, and Minnesota State Standards and standardized testing. Additionally, the course develops the ability to understand the needs of and communicate with students, families, and program members within the context of their environments such as school, family, and community.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: K-12 ESL Licensure Preparation Minor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Non-licensure Preparation Minor

In this course, teacher candidates will deepen their knowledge of both the English language and the instructional and assessment strategies effective for meeting the linguistic needs of multilingual/multidialectal learners, while enhancing the learning of all students. Teacher candidates will investigate the functions of phonology, lexis, grammar, and discourse used for listening, speaking, reading, and writing within K-6 classrooms. Teacher candidates will analyze classroom and academic content-area language, identify those linguistic structures needed to access and utilize subject-area content, employ effective strategies for teaching to the varying academic-language needs of their learners, and develop lessons integrating language and content across disciplines.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Various topic-oriented courses in literature.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Literature (BA)

Specialized workshops in topics such as computer-assisted writing, teaching the writing of poetry in the secondary school, or discipline-specific writing. May be repeated with change in topic. When offered as a creative writing workshop, the course may fulfill a workshop requirement.

Areas of Interest:

Education and Training

Programs:

Technical Communication (BS)