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The course is organized around major themes, each comprising two or
more weeks. Each of these issues is of importance to society generally
and raises important questions about the future of literacy. Each generates
real controversies, and radically different opposing perspectives. Each,
we believe, also poses some deep challenges to conventional understandings
and practices. As the semester goes along, you will see more and more interconnections
amongst these issues.
Activities
- Projects. All students are expected to participate in a semester-long group project.
- Readings and Weekly Assignments. Each course unit will feature readings, audio lectures, and exploratory activities related to a theme. Assigned readings should be seen as just the starting point for your studies. Additional materials in the course bibliography, and loads of additional material can be accessed through web searches. There are no assigned readings or texts apart from the web-based materials.
Weekly Assignments wil build upon the readings for each week.
- Discussions. There will be both in-class and asynchronous discussions on the theme of the unit, the readings, the lectures, the activities, and discussion questions suggested by the class participants. In general, the first week of each unit will introduce the basic issues at stake; the second week will push these issues further, trying to uncover additional layers of complexity and difficulty that may not be immediately apparent in thinking about them.
Grading
There are no exams. Grades are based on:
In most cases, a group project is assumed to receive roughly equal contributions
from the group members, and is expected to be more substantial than an
individual project. Work must turned in on time to receive full consideration.
The grading is criterion-based. If a particular assignment would not
receive at least an A-, you will receive an indication of the work that
is needed. If you choose to do so, you may revise the assignment in order
to improve your grade.
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