Writing Matters

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Writing Matters aims to enhance your understanding of the writing process, your identity as a writer, and your ability to teach writing effectively. It brings theory and creativity together to explore interdisciplinary perspectives on writing as a cognitive process, a social practice, and a form of linguistic expertise.

This course is suited to:

This course is designed for educators who want to deepen their theoretical understanding of the writing process and their practice as literacy educators; or who wish to simply learn more about the process of becoming a writer. It will be invaluable to professionals with an interest in developing approaches to literacy and writing education, and who wish to advance their career in this area.

What will I learn?

We believe that writing matters. The principal aim of this course is to enable you to develop a stronger theoretical and practical understanding of the writing process, what it means to be a writer, and the teaching of writing. On a personal level, students who can write confidently can express their deepest feelings, communicate their own ideas and emotions with passion, reflect on important issues, and argue for the things that matter deeply to them.

At a time when the nature of writing itself is changing, this course will critically evaluate different disciplinary perspectives of writing and help you deepen your understanding of the craft of writing, and what it means to be a writer.  

Learning outcomes

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of theoretical models of the writing process 
• Critically evaluate different disciplinary perspectives of writing and the teaching of writing 
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of the craft of writing and what it means to be a writer 
• Consider and critically reflect on ideas concerning the relationship between educational theory, research, policy and practice 
• Critically reflect upon and evaluate your own understanding of current issues and debates in education and those of others 
• Synthesise and organise ideas to present an argument 
• Present ideas and engage in critical reflective debate 
• Undertake both directed and independent study to recognise, justify and analyse key ideas in the literature and relate these to research, theory, policy and practice. 

How is the module assessed?

For this course, you should expect to engage in structured learning activities for 10-15 hours per week on average, plus additional time spent on self-directed learning (such as further reading or preparing for assessments).

The taught course can be completed in 12 weeks, with the final submission in week 11. Marking and feedback are provided after this, in line with University policy.

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Entry Requirements

For postgraduate programmes we usually require students to have a minimum of a 2:1 undergraduate degree or equivalent.

While we normally only accept applicants who meet this criteria, if you have a high 2:2 (or equivalent) or are coming from a different academic background (that is equivalent to degree level) but you also have relevant work experience, we would welcome your application.

English language requirements

International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course.

The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2.