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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: 8

Average GPA: 3.60 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 66.20%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.28%

Sweta Baniya202474.1%12.0%8.7%0.0%3.5%1.8%3.513
Sherri E Craig202390.5%0.0%0.0%4.8%4.8%0.0%3.651
Shakil Rabbi202440.9%54.5%0.0%4.5%0.0%0.0%3.371
Franchini Jennifer Sano201969.6%17.3%12.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.551
Kevin Lewis202394.5%0.0%0.0%5.6%0.0%0.0%3.821
Julie M Gerdes202185.0%5.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%3.841

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Spring 2021Spring 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W