ENGL 1410 — Introduction to Research on Writing

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath WIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional

Introduces students to research about the histories, theories, and practices informing how people learn to write and how writing is used in home, school, work, and civic contexts. Explores writing and writing instruction in the United States and in international contexts, including the social and political significance of writing in particular cultural contexts with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Class projects emphasize methods such as archival research, case study research, multimodal composing, and community-based writing that invite students to think about their own experiences and practices of other groups.

Prerequisites

• one of:
  • ENGL 1102 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • ENGL 1111 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • ENGW 1102 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • ENGW 1111 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • WRIT 201M
  • ENGW 1113 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)
  • ENGW 1114 (min C) (may be taken concurrently)

Offering history

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 59% · T 0% · W 70% · Th 59% · F 41%

Common patterns: MWR (45% of sections), WF (25% of sections), F (16% of sections), MR (14% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

• Mya Poe (100% of students) · reviews

Spring

• Qianqian Zhang-Wu (42% of students) · reviews
• Neal Lerner (33% of students) · reviews
• Mary Ellen Cushman (24% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

ENGL 3710

Courses that list ENGL 1410 in their prerequisites.

Links

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