Writing Pedagogy Courses

Pedagogical training is central to who we are. We offer courses to graduate students interested in the teaching of writing. Our pedagogy courses are geared toward those who have been hired to teach for the Writing Program, but they are also available to students training to teach writing within their own department.

Principles of Teaching Writing (ENGL 50300) offers pedagogical training to Teaching Assistants who have been hired to work in our Academic and Professional Writing course and to Writing Tutors who have been hired to provide one-on-one support to College students writing in the Core. Both of these teaching positions rely on learning and utilizing a bevy of analysis and revision techniques that can be applied to work with a wide variety of writers, across fields of scholarship, across disciplines, and in a range of pedagogical scenarios. As a result, this course provides a substantial foundation in supporting writers at this university and beyond. Instructors: Tracy Weiner and Ashley Lyons.

This pedagogy-focused training course is offered in Autumn, Spring, and Summer quarters. Seats in the course are by invitation only, and thus require successful application to one or more of our part-time teaching positions that are open to graduate students. Our application season begins each Winter quarter. Please visit our Teaching Opportunities page for further details on how to apply.