Legacy Course Catalog
ENGL 426 - Discourse Communities In Professional Writing
| Effectivity: | 05/16/2005 - Fall 2007 *** @ Purdue Calumet Traditional |
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| Credits: | 3 |
| Instructional Types: | Lec |
| Usually Offered: | fal spr sum |
| Short Title: | Disc Com In Pro Writin |
| Description: | Course examines business and technical writers as two separate, yet related, discourse communities and explores to what extent various influences, such as classical rhetoric, modern discourse theory, cognitive psychology, and organizational climate, may shape how members of these communities define, think about, and practice the art of writing. Class will explore how these theoretical approaches may account for interactions between writer, audience, text and subject matter. |
| Department: | English And Philosophy |
| Credit By Exam: | NO |
| Repeatable Flag: | NO |
| Temporary Flag: | NO |
| Full Time Privilege Flag: | NO |
| Honors Flag: | NO |
| Variable Title Flag: | NO |
Fall 2007 *** indicates the course was still an active course and was transferred to the Banner Catalog effective Spring 2008. This course was not expired Fall 2007.
