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Dialect speech and writing have richly contributed to the breadth, variety, and authenticity of American and English literature. This course provides students with informed training in listening with a "good ear" and distinguishing between "eye dialect" and dialect that is both accurately and artistically rendered, with an understanding of the tradition of dialect writing in fiction. Students keep a journal and research the ways in which writers employ dialect in their fiction as well as what they have to say about such uses, while also developing a facility with dialect in their own fiction writing.
Course descriptions are stored in OASIS and are maintained by the Associate Dean for each School.
