ENGL 582

Spring 2016 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 19-May 4

Topics Research and Writing

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Credit: 4 hours.

Focuses on the diverse research paradigms that are often employed in the study of writing processes. Topics will vary each term. Examines past and current writing research in the topic area with an emphasis on the critical examination of research designs and the influence of epistemologies on the interpretation of data.

Same as CI 565. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in writing studies or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 582 class schedule data for spring 2016
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	43360	Lecture-Discussion	C	10:00AM -11:50AM	W	English Building	Prendergast, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Section Title: Qual. Methods Writ Researchers Section Info: Topic Section C: Qualitative Methods for Writing Researchers This course will serve as a comprehensive introduction for graduate students intending to undertake qualitative research in the areas of writing, language, and rhetoric. Topics will include: defining a researchable problem, tailoring methods to questions, determining the cope of inquiry, securing institutional review board approval, recruiting and selecting participants, conducting interviews, taking field notes, analyzing and presenting findings, and drawing conclusions. The course will be very “hands-on,” allowing students to try their hand at various qualitative research techniques. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	32283	Lecture-Discussion	R	1:00PM -2:50PM	T	English Building	Prior, P	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/16-05/04/16 Section Title: (CHAT) & Research in Writing Section Info: Topic Section R: Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and Research in Writing This seminar explores how to engage in theoretically-grounded research on writing practices. It centers on cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT) conceived broadly, with particular attention to the traditions associated with Vygotsky, Luria, Bakhtin, and Voloshionov as well as to related work on situated semiotic activity (e.g., Hanks, Irvine, Goodwin) and on actor-network theories (Latour). Together, these theroies suggest the need for research to trace complex relationships among situated semiotic action, cultural artifacts/practices, genre systems, and writing. In the seminar, we will take up examples of theoretical and empirical work in CHAT as well as of varied research on writing. To examine how to implement CHAT approaches in studies of literate activity, we will do several, informal inquiry activities (practicing in effect how to conduct and analyze research on writing). Finally, each student will explore the application of CHAT approaches to their current or projected research project. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.