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  • CAS TL 551: Topics in Translation
    May be taken multiple times for credit if topics are different. There are two topics for Spring 2025. Section A1: Self-translation and Bilingualism. Explores self-translation, the process and product of a bilingual author’s rendering of their text into another language. Challenges binary categories of original and translation, of author and translator. Students investigate literary translingualism as scholars and as creative writers-translators. Section B1: Translating the Francophone World. Explores the paratextual, transcultural elements, and challenges entailed in translating Francophone literature, through fictional works with writers, translators, and storytellers, part of the narrative. Authors to be discussed: Assia Djebar, Ananda Devi, Danny Laferrière, Mbougar Sarr. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Critical Thinking
    • Historical Consciousness
  • CAS WR 111: Academic Writing for ELL Students
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: placement results. - Study of academic conventions and effective strategies of academic reading and writing, along with needs-based review of grammar and mechanics. Emphasis on comprehension, summary, and analysis. Focus on fluency and accuracy in writing and speaking. Frequent papers and in-class writing. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS WR 112: Critical Literacies for ELL
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS WR 111, placement results, or transfer credit for WR 01*. - Critical reading and analytical writing in response to various theme-based texts. Review of grammar and mechanics in context. Practice in the patterns of academic argumentation through multiple assignments of increasing complexity. Refinement of speaking skills through discussions and oral presentations. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • CAS WR 120: First-Year Writing Seminar
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS WR 112, placement results, or transfer credit for WR 02* (for English language learners only). - Topic-based seminar in critical reading and writing. Engagement with a variety of sources and practice in writing in a range of genres with particular attention to argumentation, prose style, and revision, informed by reflection and feedback, including individual conferences. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: First-Year Writing Seminar.
    • First-Year Writing Seminar
  • CAS WR 151: Writing, Research, & Inquiry with Oral and/or Signed Expression
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CAS WR 120) or transfer credit for CA S WR 13* or CAS WR 16*. - Topic-based seminar in critical reading, research, writing, and oral communication. Practice in sustained inquiry, including scholarly research and communication of findings to different audiences. Attention to argumentation, public speaking, prose style, and revision, informed by reflection and feedback, including individual conferences. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing, Research, and Inquiry, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Research and Information Literacy
    • Writing, Research, and Inquiry
  • CAS WR 152: Writing, Research, & Inquiry with Digital/Multimedia Expression
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CAS WR 120) or transfer credit for CA S WR 13* or CAS WR 16*. - Topic-based seminar in critical reading, research, writing, and digital/multimedia communication. Practice in sustained inquiry, including scholarly research and communication of findings to different audiences. Attention to argumentation, prose style, digital/multimedia design and communication, and revision, informed by reflection and feedback, including individual conferences. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing, Research, and Inquiry, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression
    • Research and Information Literacy
    • Writing, Research, and Inquiry
  • CAS WR 153: Writing, Research, & Inquiry with Creativity/Innovation
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CAS WR 120) or transfer credit for CA S WR 13* or CAS WR 16*. - Topic-based seminar in critical reading, research, writing, and creativity and innovation. Practice in sustained inquiry, including scholarly research and communication of findings to different audiences. Attention to argumentation, prose style, creative process, and revision, informed by reflection and feedback, including individual conferences. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Creativity/Innovation, Writing, Research, and Inquiry, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Creativity/Innovation
    • Research and Information Literacy
    • Writing, Research, and Inquiry
  • CAS WR 202: Children's Literature in the Elementary School
    This course examines major genres of children's literature with an emphasis on multicultural texts. It focuses on exploring and interpreting literature with elementary students and on using literature as a vehicle for enhancing students' creative and analytic abilities. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Creativity/Innovation.
    • Creativity/Innovation
  • CAS WR 318: Public Speaking
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or 120); Writing, Research, & Inquiry. - As public speakers, how can we engage different communities at different times and in different places? This course explores theories concerning how to construct narratives and arguments that resonate with specific audiences, and invites students to put such theories into performative practice. Students may not receive credit for both CAS CC 318 and CAS WR 318. Effective Spring 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration.
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Teamwork/Collaboration
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS WR 320: Community Writing
    Students explore concepts of community, creativity, and positionality; study and practice creative and metacognitive genres; and establish writing partnerships with a local organization as a form of community building and social action. Regular meetings with the community partner outside of class required. Effective Spring 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, The Individual in Community, Creativity/Innovation.
    • Creativity/Innovation
    • The Individual in Community
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS WR 415: Public Writing
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CAS WR 120); Writing, Research, and I nquiry (e.g., CAS WR 151, WR 152, or WR 153); and junior or senior sta nding. - Students learn about the growing call for scholars to communicate their research to the public, study and practice several public genres, and rewrite a research project from a previous course to "translate" it for a public audience. Occasional evening events required. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Writing- Intensive Course, Oral and/or Signed Communication.
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS WR 597: Tutoring Writing in the Disciplines
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CAS WR 120); Writing, Research, and I nquiry (e.g., CAS WR 151, WR 152, or WR 153); and consent of instructo r. - Provides instruction and support for department-based writing tutors. Students learn about discipline-specific writing practices, genres, and conventions; students explore features of writing and develop practical tutoring methods that transcend disciplinary boundaries to help peers become more independent writers.
  • CAS WR 599: Tutoring in the Global University
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g. CAS WR 120); Writing, Research, and I nquiry (e.g., CAS WR 151, WR 152, or WR 153); and consent of instructo r. - Provides instruction and support for CAS writing tutors. Students learn strategies for leading writing consultations, meeting the needs of ELL students, and navigating multimodal assignments; students also explore how their identities and experiences shape their roles as peer mentors. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS WR 698: Teaching Composition
    Presents central theoretical questions and accepted best practices in writing pedagogy, and specific principles underlying the CAS Writing Program curriculum. Required of all graduate writing fellows and teaching fellows prior to their first semester of WR 120 teaching.
  • CAS WR 699: Teaching College Writing
    Guides graduate writing fellows and teaching fellows through their first semester of teaching writing while contributing to their broader professional development. Required of all graduate writing fellows and teaching fellows during their first semester of WR 120 teaching.
  • CAS WS 101: Gender and Sexuality: An Interdisciplinary Introduction
    This course is the introduction to women's, gender, and sexuality studies, that considers the origins, diversity, and expression of sex and gender. Topics include the evolutionary origin of sexes; evolution, development, and social construction of sex, gender, and sexuality; sexual difference, similarities and diversity in gendered bodies, brains, and behavior. This interdisciplinary introduction is the foundation for the minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Scientific Inquiry I, Critical Thinking.
    • Critical Thinking
    • Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
    • Scientific Inquiry I
  • CAS WS 200: Thinking Queerly: An Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
    Explores historical and contemporary debates regarding LGBTQ identity, community, and politics through the relevant interdisciplinary (and often, competing) theories and research. Students gain skills in digital/multimedia expression through the development of a collaborative LGBTQ online magazine. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS WS 213: Resistance, Protest, and Empowerment: Global Women's Movements
    Explores how global expressions of sexism shape all of our lives, experiences, and life chances, with particular attention to how race, class, and sexuality intersect with gender to shape social inequalities. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Social Inquiry I
  • CAS WS 233: The Evolutionary Biology of Human Variation
    Addresses human biological variation. An introduction to the fundamentals of comparative biology, evolutionary theory, and genetics and considers how research in these fields informs some of our most culturally-engaged identities: race, sex, gender, sexuality, and body type. Carries natural sciences divisional credit (without lab) in CAS. Also offered as CAS AN 233. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Ethical Reasoning, Critical Thinking.
    • Critical Thinking
    • Ethical Reasoning
    • Scientific Inquiry I
  • CAS WS 240: Sexuality and Social Life
    Introduction to sociological perspectives on sexuality. Historical and comparative analysis of sexuality, with a focus on the social and cultural institutions that shape sexuality in the contemporary U.S. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking, Digital/Multimedia Expression.
    • Critical Thinking
    • Digital/Multimedia Expression
    • Social Inquiry I

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