Oct 03, 2024  
ARCHIVED 2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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ENGL 412 - Persuasion

4.00 credit hours
Intensive study in the ways people aim to persuade one another in different contexts, recognizing that audiences and situations are multiplied by technology. Students critique current presentation techniques with attention to how each succeeds or fails. The class collaboratively creates multimodal projects for real- world purposes such as a personal or professional website, persuasive video or audio essay; promotional project for local advocacy group or public performance. Formal presentations follow inquiry-guided research.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 210  or Junior standing.
Cardinal Directions Designation(s): Humanities.
iCon(s): Being Human.


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