Course Analysis #4 by Leah Flores

Interview by Leah Flores  

Talking with Professor Ayla Galvan showed me that one of her main goals is to help students find themselves through their writing. When talking with Professor Galvan, she mentioned that many students start their educational journey with her course, and because of this, she poses the question to her students, “Is this really what you want to do?”  when discussing their major or career goals. I think that having a professor who allows students to reflect upon their decisions within their own writing is important because it can allow for a discovery of purpose or even solidify a person’s goals and aspirations.  

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ENGL 1301: Rhetoric & Composition  

This class is for incoming freshmen, students fresh out of high school, or non-traditional students who have not been to university in a long time. It is the first writing class in college, which will be one of the initial steps in their educational journey. This class helps them think more about meeting the needs of the audience and ensuring that they consider what and who they are writing for. Students will need to create an Information Essay with a focus on reading, writing, and learning skills. A reflection of your own experiences will be used to compare with what you learned about your own literacy history.  

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ENGL 1302: Rhetoric & Composition II  

This course would be for mostly sophomores and some freshmen as needed. A research proposal, which leads into an Argumentative Essay, will be one of the main focuses of this class. There will be a lot of feedback from the professor and partners within the class. The proposal will be about something that the student comes up with, if there is approval from the professor. ENGL 4368: Language Development Junior/Senior level course, that examines how infants, toddlers, and children learn to use language. The idea of how a child's environment can influence their language development will be analyzed within this course. This class will be taught along with the textbook, and videos will also be shown to enhance the understanding of how different a child's development can be. Professor Galvan believes that future educators will need this course because it allows them to better understand how children are curious and commonly ask the question "Why?" A project to create a lesson plan will be discussed within this course, and social behaviors such as culture and religion will also be addressed.  

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