Composition & Rhetoric Courses
Throughout your time as a UNCG Composition & Rhetoric instructor, you may be called upon to teach a variety of courses. Most new TAs begin with a 1-1 load and teach English Composition I during their first semester. Higher-level PhDs and incoming TAs who have taught before will carry greater loads and/or teach more advanced undergraduate courses. In addition, all first-year TAs must register for a pedagogy course (ENG 747: Theory & Practice in Teaching College English) during their first semester of teaching. The following are basic descriptions of some of the types of courses you may teach:
ENG 101: English Composition I
Students read and write in varied forms, styles, and lengths. Goals include developing ideas and revising writing, experimenting with aims and approaches in producing writing, and understanding appeals to various audiences. 3 credits. Offered in Fall & Spring. All 101 sections meet General Education Core Requirements for Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) and AULER/CLER (RD/CRD).
ENG 102: English Composition II
Same general requirements as ENG 101, but this course is speaking intensive. Emphasizes developing ideas and supporting varied writing tasks. Goals include effective uses of evidence, control in style and voice, understanding varied forms and perspectives. 3 credits. Offered in Fall & Spring. All 102 sections meet General Education Core Requirements for Reasoning and Discourse (GRD) and AULER/CLER (RD/CRD).
ENG 104: Approach to Literature
Critical reading and analysis of fiction, poetry and drama with an emphasis on a variety of major themes and their relevance to contemporary life. 3 credits. Offered in Fall & Spring.
ENG 105: Introduction to Narrative
Critical reading and analysis of American and British novels, short stories, and narrative poems. Attention to historical, cultural, and literary backgrounds as appropriate. 3 credits. Offered in Fall & Spring.
ENG 108: Topics in British and American Literature
Variable topics. Offerings may include Southern Writers, The Mystery Novel, Women Writers, The Imperial Imagination, and Grail Literature. 3 credits. Alternating years of availability.
