This course provides an opportunity for in-depth, intensive study of important concepts in writing studies and linguistics introduced in other courses. Subjects, which may vary from semester to semester, include but are not limited to language of the media, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, literacy, language and gender,language and race, pedagogy, multilingualism, discourse analysis, translation studies, rhetoric, composing and editing in digital environments, and computer applications in language study. (Students may enroll more than once in ENG 3960 if the topic is different).
Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or ENG/CMP/LTT 2800 or 2850 or departmental permission.