Writing about European Literature and Culture

Overview

Subject area

EURO

Catalog Number

120

Course Title

Writing about European Literature and Culture

Description

EURO 120 fulfills the Pathways College Writing 2 requirement. EURO 120 builds on the basic college writing skills of English 110 by helping students to practice the craft, rhetoric, and process of critical thinking and writing effectively in the discipline of European Literature and Culture. In each permutation of this variable topics course students read, discuss, and write about authentic French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, and/or Russian literary and cultural materials. Students develop analytical and writing skills by performing close readings of primary texts, contextualizing their interpretations through discussions of secondary texts, and developing their own original theses on European literary and cultural productions. Individual writing assignments (at least 20 pages over the semester) vary in length and range from informal/ungraded to formal/graded. Students are expected to revise drafts of formal/graded assignments multiple times and to participate in in-class writing workshops and peer-reviews.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Requirement Designation

REC - Required Core - English Composition

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

008285

Course Schedule