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Teaching Creative Writing 522
\nThrough the Faculty of Creative Writing<\/a>, UBC<\/a>
\nSeptember 2010- April 2011
\nProfessor Ray Hsu<\/h3>\n

Course Description and Syllabus Excerpt<\/strong><\/p>\n

The classroom is our work of art. How do you teach in a discipline that has no explicit theory or methodology? Is there any truth to the adages, \u201cWriting can\u2019t be taught\u201d? Or, \u201cThose who can\u2019t, teach\u201d? In this course, you will develop your own teaching philosophy. Over the course of the year, you will feel increasingly prepared to teach in a variety of contexts by balancing intuition and knowledge\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026We\u2019ll survey the scholarship of teaching and learning in the Creative Writing classroom. We\u2019ll learn about the fundamental skills needed to run a Creative Writing classroom, including how to draft a good writing assignment, how to design a workshop, how to facilitate group critique, and how to hold an office hour. We\u2019ll discuss the teaching of Creative Writing across different contexts, including primary and secondary schools, undergraduate and graduate programs, medical school, and ESL. We will invite exemplary teachers to discuss tips and strategies.<\/p>\n

You will examine your own simultaneous identities as both student and teacher: how does your experience of being a student inform your thinking and practice as a teacher?<\/p>\n