About Rhetoric & Civic Life

Instructor: Teresa Hamilton                                                                                                                     Email: tlh40@psu.edu                                                                                                                                Classroom:   008 Life Sciences                                                                                                                       Office Hours: Wednesday 6-9 and by appointment

Instructor: Kate Rosenberg                                                                                                                        Email: kzr111@psu.edu                                                                                                                        Classroom: 006 Life Sciences                                                                                                                         Office Hours: Wednesdays 6-9 and by appointment

ENGL/CAS 137H-138T, Rhetoric and Civic Life (RCL), is a year-long honors course offering comprehensive training in oral, written, visual, and digital communication for the twenty-first century. It unites these various modes under the flexible art of rhetoric and uses rhetoric both to strengthen communication skills and to sharpen awareness of the challenges and advantages presented by oral, written, visual, and digital modes.

RCL I focuses particularly on two critical academic capacities: analyzing and contextualizing. In this semester, students learn to rigorously examine the rhetoric surrounding them, compellingly present their findings in various modes, and thoughtfully contextualize their research.

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