WRI 325 - TRAVEL WRITING

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Professional Writing

Description:

This course will enable students to write newspaper, magazine and online articles about specific destinations that inform the reader about the culture, history and landscape of a place. The class will not only focus on broader issues like research methods, tone but also micro -techniques regarding word choice and sentence structure. Students will produce a number of articles of varying styles, including travelogues, travel features, adventure stories and guidebook entries as well as read fine examples of each type of writing featuring destinations from around the world. Like most professional travel writers, the students will begin by seeking out inexpensive, close-to-home destinations that might appeal to a broader audience, market appropriateness.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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