English 118 - COLQ: WRITING ABOUT HOME
Fall
2013
09
4.00
Alejandro Cuellar
TTh 10:30-11:50
Smith College
18591-F13
WRIGHT 238
acuellar@smith.edu
In sections limited to 15 students each, this course primarily provides systematic instruction and practice in reading and writing academic prose, with emphasis on argumentation. The course also provides instruction and practice in conducting research and in public speaking. Bilingual students and non-native speakers are especially encouraged to register for sections taught by Holly Davis. Priority will be given to incoming students in the fall-semester sections. Course may be repeated for credit with another instructor. Home is more than the physical structure we reside in. Home is where we live in every sense: the physical sense,
yes, but also the spiritual, romantic, ideal, and maybe even mythical. All of these aspects of home, hometown,
home country, or adopted home serve to shape our identities. In this course, we will explore the importance of
these spaces, be they physical or metaphysical, to the construction of ?home? and how these terms, whether we
accept them wholly, shun them entirely, or experience them via travel, dictate to us and others a sense of self and identity. Can be repeated for credit with a different topic. Enrollment limited to 15. (E)
yes, but also the spiritual, romantic, ideal, and maybe even mythical. All of these aspects of home, hometown,
home country, or adopted home serve to shape our identities. In this course, we will explore the importance of
these spaces, be they physical or metaphysical, to the construction of ?home? and how these terms, whether we
accept them wholly, shun them entirely, or experience them via travel, dictate to us and others a sense of self and identity. Can be repeated for credit with a different topic. Enrollment limited to 15. (E)