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21W.217 Workshop in Strategies for Effective Teaching (ELS)

A mini-module for international teaching assistants. Covers special problems in teaching when English is a second language and the US a second culture. Videotaping of practice sessions for feedback. Individualized programs to meet different needs. Graduate TAs have priority. Limited to 18.

21W.218 Workshop in Strategies for Effective Teaching (ELS)

A mini-module for international teaching assistants. Covers special problems in teaching when English is a second language and the US a second culture. Videotaping of practice sessions for feedback. Individualized programs to meet different needs. Limited to 18.

21W.781J Race, Place, and Modernity in the Americas

See description under subject WGS.247J.

21W.794 Graduate Technical Writing Workshop

Designed to improve the student's ability to communicate technical information. Covers central communication concepts and techniques, including audience, discourse, and genre analysis; strategies for effectively managing, integrating, and documenting information from sources; and methods of structuring information for coherence and credibility. Assignments include an abstract, a literature review, and an oral presentation; students provide feedback to each other. Limited to graduate engineering students based on results of the Graduate Writing Exam.

21W.798, 21W.799 Independent Study in Writing

Primarily for students pursuing advanced writing projects with the assistance of a member of the Writing Program. Students electing this subject must secure the approval of the director of the Writing Program and its Committee on Curriculum. Normal maximum is 6 units; exceptional 9-unit projects occasionally approved. 21W.798 is P/D/F.

21W.823 Lab Experience for Science Writers

During the fall or IAP, students conduct 20 hours of observation in a lab of their choosing that is outside their previous scientific experience. Participation in the work of the lab encouraged. In the spring, students make an in-class presentation and submit a written report of publication quality. Preference to students in the Graduate Program in Science Writing.

21W.892 Science Writing Internship

Field placements tailored to the individual backgrounds of the students enrolled, involving varying degrees of faculty participation and supervision.

21W.898 Graduate Independent Study in Writing

Opportunity for advanced independent study of  writing under regular supervision by a faculty member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and a final report.

21W.899 Graduate Independent Study in Writing

Opportunity for advanced independent study of  writing under regular supervision by a faculty member. Projects require prior approval, as well as a written proposal and a final report.

21W.THG Graduate Thesis

Research and writing of thesis in consultation with faculty, including individual meetings and group seminars, undertaken over the course of one year.

21W.THT Writing Pre-Thesis Tutorial

Definition of and early stage work on a thesis project leading to 21W.THU. Taken during the first term of a student's two-term commitment to the thesis project. Student works closely with an individual faculty tutor. Required of all students pursuing a full major in Course 21W. Joint majors register for 21.THT.

21W.THU Writing Program Thesis

Completion of work on the senior major thesis under the supervision of a faculty tutor. Includes oral presentation of the thesis progress early in the term, assembling and revising the final text, and a final meeting with a committee of faculty evaluators to discuss the successes and limitations of the project. Required of students pursuing a full major in Course 21W. Joint majors register for 21.THU.

21W.UR Research in Writing

Individual participation in an ongoing research project. For students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

21W.URG Research in Writing

Individual participation in an ongoing research project. For students in the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.