DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Graduate Course Descriptions
Summer 2003
FIRST SESSION
W501: Teaching of Composition in College
Mr. Williams
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Open only to M.A. candidates who have been recommended by the Director of Graduate
Studies and to Ph.D. candidates, who, for one reason or another, will not have had teaching experience by the end of their work. W501 is a practice-teaching course: a
student is accepted by a faculty member who is teaching a composition course as a kind of intern, conducting a few classes, grading some papers, seeing some students, etc.
M.A. students should take the course in their second or third semester of study. Once a student has been accepted by a faculty member with whom he/she will work, the
student must report the fact to Mr. Williams so that proper records may be kept. The course is not open to students in other departments.
L503: Teaching of Literature in College
Mr. Williams
arranged
Open only to M.A. candidates who have been recommended by the Director of Graduate Studies and to Ph.D. candidates, who, for one reason or another, will not have
had teaching experience by the end of their work. L503 is a practice-teaching course: a student is accepted by a faculty member who is teaching a 300-level course as a
kind of intern, giving a lecture or two, grading some papers, seeing some students, etc. The student must have had some graduate work in the area of the 300-level course in
which he or she wishes to practice-teach. M.A. students should take the course in their second or third semester of study. Once a student has been accepted by a faculty
member with whom he/she will work, the student must report the fact to Mr. Williams so that proper records may be kept. The course is not open to students in other
departments.
SECOND SESSION
W501: Teaching of Composition in College
Mr. Williams
arranged
Open only to M.A. candidates who have been recommended by the Director of Graduate Studies and to Ph.D. candidates, who, for one reason or another, will not have
had teaching experience by the end of their work. W501 is a practice-teaching course: a student is accepted by a faculty member who is teaching a composition course as a
kind of intern, conducting a few classes, grading some papers, seeing some students, etc. M.A. students should take the course in their second or third semester of study.
Once a student has been accepted by a faculty member with whom he/she will work, the student must report the fact to Mr. Williams so that proper records may be kept.
The course is not open to students in other departments.
W610: Indiana Writing Workshop (2 or 4 hrs)
Mr. Ardizzone
June 22-27, 2003
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The Indiana University Writers’ Conference (IUWC) offers graduate credit for workshop participation in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Students will receive two
credit hours for enrolling in one workshop, or four credit hours for enrolling in two workshops, each of which will meet for one hour and forty-five minutes for five days, and
for revising the workshop manuscripts. Your grade will be based upon your revisions, which must be submitted to the IUWC Director along with the application
manuscripts no later than Friday, August 1.
Students wishing to receive credit and compete for scholarship support must submit applications and manuscripts by Thursday, April 10 (late registration may occur until the
week of the conference). All students selecting the credit option on their applications will by registered for two or four credit hours at in-state tuition rates by the conference
director. In addition to tuition and unremittable fees owed directly to the IU Office of the Bursar, IUWC students must pay a $25.00 application fee, a $300.00 enrollment
fee, and $150.00 for each workshop directly to the IUWC. All applicants who apply prior to April 10 will be considered for scholarship support to help defray conference
costs. (Students currently enrolled in our Creative Writing Program as MFA candidates may pay a total of $400.00 of IUWC fees to guarantee placement in
the workshop of their choice, and $300.00 for IUWC fees and our best efforts to place them, and are still eligible for scholarship support. To inquire about
taking a second workshop, MFA students should contact Amy Locklin.) Application forms are available online at http://indiana.edu/~iuwc or by contacting our office via
email (writecon@indiana.edu) or phone (855-1877) to request a brochure.
IUWC workshop students may participate in all conference activities, ranging from classes, panels, open mics, discussion groups, and faculty readings to group outings.
2003 IUWC faculty include Marilyn Chin, Brenda Hillman, Kevin Young (poetry workshops), Aimee Bender, Robert Olen Butler, Achy Obejas (fiction workshops),
Alison Hawthorne Deming (creative nonfiction workshop), Clint McCown (fiction classes), Amy Locklin (cross-genre classes), A. Loudermilk (poetry classes), Elizabeth
Dewberry (playwriting classes), and David Wright (creative nonfiction classes). Please contact Amy Locklin, the IUWC Director, at alocklin@indiana.edu or 855-1877
with any questions.
L503: Teaching of Literature in College
Mr. Williams
arranged
Open only to M.A. candidates who have been recommended by the Director of Graduate Studies and to Ph.D. candidates, who, for one reason or another, will not have
had teaching experience by the end of their work. L503 is a practice-teaching course: a student is accepted by a faculty member who is teaching a 300-level course as a
kind of intern, giving a lecture or two, grading some papers, seeing some students, etc. The student must have had some graduate work in the area of the 300-level course in which he or she wishes to practice-teach. M.A. students should
take the course in their second or third semester of study. Once a student has been accepted by a faculty member with whom he/she will work, the student must report the
fact to Mr. Williams so that proper records may be kept. The course is not open to students in other departments.
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