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Introductions
Purpose
Today you
will be introduced to the course and learn about the different fields
that inform English Studies pedagogy.
FreeWrite
and Discussion I
If you can design any course, what would it be? Why is this course important to English Studies? How does this course facilitate students' literacy development?
Introductions
- Student introductions
- Instructor introduction
- Introduce course and syllabus
- Calendar
- Readings
- Professional Writing Principles for Instructors
Videos: Literacy & Illiteracy?
As we watch these videos, ask yourself the following questions:
- How is literacy being defined?
- How is illiteracy being defined?
- What
is the rhetoric of literacy and illiteracy?
- What commonplaces or tropes get used?
- Who in our society is literate? Who is illiterate?
- What are the opportunities and consequences and of literacy and illiteracy?
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Discussion II: What is Literacy?
In following groups of three on Google Drive, you will have 45-60 minutes, to conduct an internet research on the question: What is literacy?
| Group | Members |
| 1 | Mae, Beth, Matthew, Kathi |
| 2 | Sarah S., Sarah J., Amy |
| 3 | April, Wil, Susan |
To answer this question, you should not, of course, just go to Wikipedia. Instead, you should strategize an approach to study what literacy is. Think of a context where literacy happens, think about the adjectives we place in front of literacy, or think about the way literacy is discussed in society. For example, you may want to go to various college websites to see how they do or do not address the issue of literacy. Think about your inquiry as a way to help your peers expand their understanding of what literacy is and what it can be.
By the end of the research time each group will have composed a 250-500 words definition of literacy that we, in this course, can return to throughout the semester. Each group will be asked to talk a little on their findings and relate what they learned to the videos we watched. To help your peers with their future inquiries, you are encouraged to type up your notes.
We will conclude by asking what does it mean to be literate in English Studies?