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ENGL-3834: Intercultural Issues in Professional Writing

Description: Intercultural and global dimensions of professional and technical writing, including theoretical perspectives and practical applications. Theories of culture, context, identity, language, and technology as relevant to technical and professional communication. Issues of social equity and justice in the field of professional and technical writing. Approaches to engaging in intercultural communication in practice, including localization, globalization, translation, and designing information for and with communities.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-1016 or ENGL-1106

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.53 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 54.46%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.42%

Kevin Lewis202394.5%0.0%0.0%5.6%0.0%0.0%3.821
Franchini Jennifer Sano201975.1%20.6%4.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.663
Julie M Gerdes202185.0%5.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%3.841
Sweta Baniya202379.5%7.5%10.4%0.0%2.6%0.0%3.582
Eva R Brumberger201229.9%59.1%7.9%0.0%3.1%0.0%3.072
Sherri E Craig202390.5%0.0%0.0%4.8%4.8%0.0%3.651
Elizabeth A Mazzolini201354.6%36.4%9.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.451
Shakil Rabbi202440.9%54.5%0.0%4.5%0.0%0.0%3.371

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