While our nation's demographic makeup has been shifting, technological advances have been changing the way we view the world. Students have only to push a few buttons to make contact with their virtual neighbors in other countries. They can delve into thousands of libraries and data bases without leaving their chairs. Information about our global village comes fast and cheap; the challenge is reacting to it. Which events are important? Which speakers are trustworthy? How can we judge their motives, their biases, and the accuracy of their reports? What critical and rhetorical skills of our own will help us first to interpret what we read and then to respond appropriately as citizens and neighbors?
--Carol Verburg Making Contact
This course focuses on all aspects of the writing process: pre-writing, drafting, revising. Much of class time will be spent discussing, writing, and working in small groups, both offline and online. Students are strongly encouraged to use the resources of Oviatt Library and the Learning Resource Center.
Three papers (30%): CSUN students, see Portfolio requirements.
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