Overview
Description
Theory and practice of teaching creative writing for creative writing for qualified students in the MFA in Creative Writing, to include assisting in the teaching of an upper-division undergraduate creative writing course.
Units
Internship Practicum1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Restrictions
qualified students in the MFA in Creative Writing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe the history of creative writing programs, as well as how creative writing pedagogy has changed over time.
- articulate the roles creative writing programs play within English Departments.
- analyze various contemporary debates regarding teaching of creative writing and articulate their own opinions.
- theorize personal approaches to the teaching of creative writing via a teaching philosophy.
- design a syllabus, supported by various assignments, that reflects a theoretical understanding of the teaching of creative writing.
- articulate connections between issues of creative writing pedagogy and larger discussions about the teaching of writing in general.