Maricopa Community Colleges  CRW155   19972-19975 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/10/96
CRW155 19972-19975 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Bilingual Creative Writing
Introduction to bilingual creative writing. Examines the elements of writing bilingual literature, including authorial voice and aesthetic, and the role of culture, ethnicity, and dialect. Writing, analysis, evaluation, and revision of creative writing generated from a bilingual/bicultural perspective. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CRW155   19972-19975 Bilingual Creative Writing
1. Describe the elements that distinguish bilingual writing as an art form (I)
2. Analyze and evaluate bilingual creative writing by both established authors and fellow students. (I), (V, VI)
3. Identify potential audiences for bilingual literature. (I)
4. Describe and evaluate the effects that combining English with another language can have on the reader. (I, II, IV, VI)
5. Analyze and evaluate the works of writers who use pidgin English. (IV)
6. Explain the cultural contexts that produce bilingual literary work. (II, IV)
7. Explain how the world view of a culture influences language and art. (II,(IV)
8. Analyze and evaluate the dynamic nature of language as related to bilingual literary works. (II)
9. Explain and evaluate the role of dialect in bilingual literary works. (II)
10. Describe the role of memory and verbal encoding as a resource for bilingual creative works. (III)
11. Incorporate dialect in one's own bilingual creative writing. (II, III, IV)
12. Describe, analyze, and evaluate the effects of authorial voice in bilingual creative works. (IV)
13. Use several techniques of invention and discovery to produce bilingual writing. (III)
14. Analyze and evaluate the lexic, semantic and syntactic features of bilingual creative writing. (IV)
15. Describe and evaluate the historical, social and psychological forces at work in the production of bilingual literary works. (IV)
16. Distinguish between bilingual creative writing that is fresh and effective and bilingual writing that is cliched or trite. (IV)
17. Analyze and evaluate others' bilingual creative writing. (V), (VI)
18. Revise one's own bilingual work using a variety of rewriting methods. (VIII)
19. Create a portfolio of work that incorporates techniques studied in class and demonstrates the application of extensive revision. (III, IV, VIII)
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CRW155   19972-19975 Bilingual Creative Writing
    I. Bilingual Writing as an Art Form
        A. Elements of bilingual literature
        B. Overview of genres
          1. Poems
          2. Plays
          3. Short stories
          4. Novels
        C. Potential audiences
        D. Reader-writer relationship
        E. Pidgin English
      II. Language and Cognition
          A. Role of culture
          B. Role of dialect
          C. Linguistic relativity
          D. Weltanschaung
        III. Invention and Discovery
            A. Techniques
              1. Freewriting
              2. Writer's notebook
              3. Journal
              4. Models
            B. Sources
              1. Memory
              2. Dreams
              3. Reading
          IV. Elements of Writing Bilingual Literature
              A. Language
                1. Concrete
                2. Figurative
                3. Freshness
              B. Authorial voice and perspective
                1. Cultural/historical context
                2. Social/psychological context
                3. Semantic, lexic and syntactic features
            V. Workshop Preparation
                A. Explication
                B. Interpretation
                C. Questions and comments
              VI. Workshop Techniques
                  A. Reading aloud
                  B. Analyzing and evaluating
                  C. constructive commentary
                VII. Revision Techniques
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