A short presentation about the University of Idaho Department of English.

1. The UID e p a r t m e n t o f
ENGLISH

2. • Literature
• Creative
Writing
• Teaching
• Professional
Writing
Undergrad
Emphases
Grad
Programs Minors
• MFA
(Creative
Writing)
• M.A. (Master’s)
• M.A.-TESL
(Teaching
English as a
Second
Language)
• English
• Creative
Writing
• Professional
Writing
• TESL

3. You learn to…
read closely, write well,
analyze thoughtfully, and
argue persuasively
Ideal preparation for
graduate school, as well
as careers in law,
teaching, editing,
journalism, or even
medicine and business
Literature

4. Creative Writing
FICTION * POETRY * NONFICTION

5. Teaching

6. Rhetoric Audiences Purpose Genre Style Professional
Audiences Multiple Purposes Intro to Professional
Writing Persuasive Writing Personal and Exploratory
Writing Rhetorical Style Business Writing
Environmental Writing - Technical Writing - Science
Writing - Writing for the Web - Client-Based Writing
Proposal Arguments - Evaluations Definitions
Aristotelian Arguments Rogerian Arguments Video
Editorials - Research Braided Essays Case for Support
Grant Proposals - Sponsored Conetnt Blogs Podcast
Genre Parody Writing for Clients Writing Internships
Memos Reports Usability Reports Infographics PSAs
Crisis Communication Electronic Portfolios
Professional
Writing

7. Fear Commitment?
MINOR!!!
• English
• Creative Writing
• Professional Writing
• TESL

8. GRAD PROGRAMS
M.A. English
M.A. - TESL
M.F.A. (creative writing)

9. spotlight on
M.A. - TESL
Awesome courses!
• Second Language Acquisition
• Descriptive Linguistics
• ESL Methods
• ESL Teaching Practicum
• Intro to Applied Linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Intro to English Syntax
• Psycholinguistics
• History of the English Language
• Internship in Tutoring Writing
• Phonetics and Phonology
• Intercultural Communication
• English Grammar
Great conferences!
And…
• ESL Regional (Spokane)
• Tri-TESOL (Seattle)

10. Interesting
opportunities
• Do a Semester in the Wild
• Help with First Book
• Join Sigma Tau Delta
• Help edit Fugue
• Write for Vandalism

11. Semester in the Wild

12. Sigma Tau Delta & First Book

13. Literary Magazines