Rate My Professor Justin Lerberg

In his administrative role, Lerberg directs the First-Year Writing program, which develops strong critical reading skills through a process-based writing model. Students are expected to spend approximately 3 hours per week outside of class on reading and 3-6 hours on writing. The program’s courses emphasize rhetorical reading and writing, analysis of scholarly texts, writing tailored to specific audiences, and synthesis of ideas in college-level essays. Core objectives include critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and personal responsibility. Learning outcomes cover rhetorical knowledge, critical reading, thinking, and writing; composing processes; and knowledge of conventions. The sequence consists of ENGL 1301: Rhetoric and Composition I, satisfying the core curriculum communication requirement with focus on rhetorical analysis and synthesis, and ENGL 1302: Rhetoric and Composition II, stressing advanced academic argument, research, and ethical or social issues. Lerberg also instructs these first-year composition courses and serves as the contact for Graduate Teaching Assistantships in the Department of English’s MA and PhD programs. His office is in 203E Carlisle Hall.