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SWC 993: GSI Training - Teaching Writing in the Disciplines
This one-credit, hands-on workshop is designed for GSIs teaching courses that undergraduate students use to fulfill the Upper-Level Writing Requirement. This course is mandatory for GSIs working in these courses, but may be elected with permission of the Sweetland Writing Center by other GSIs interested in this type of study. Each class meets two hours a week for seven weeks in the Sweetland Writing Center Conference Room, 1122 Angell Hall.
The course materials include scholarly articles, student papers, sample assignments, and samples of student/teacher interactions. Topics include Upper-Level Writing Requirement course standards, writing assignment design, English as a Second Language, responding to student writing, and conferencing with students. The course is graded S/U. Contact Patrick Manning (manningp@umich.edu) for more information about this course.
The course materials include scholarly articles, student papers, sample assignments, and samples of student/teacher interactions. Topics include Upper-Level Writing Requirement course standards, writing assignment design, English as a Second Language, responding to student writing, and conferencing with students. The course is graded S/U. Contact Patrick Manning (manningp@umich.edu) for more information about this course.
Fall 2009
Section 1: Tuesdays, 4:00-6:00 PM, September 22, 2009 - November 10, 2009.
**No class October 20, 2009**
Section 2: Wednesdays, 9:00-11:00 AM, September 23, 2009 - November 4, 2009.
