Introduction to Academic Writing

Overview

Subject area

ENGL

Catalog Number

109

Course Title

Introduction to Academic Writing

Department(s)

Description

An intensive writing course that aims to prepare emergent bilingual and multilingual students for first-year academic writing practices. Students will develop various academic literary practices and learn to produce writing for different purposes. They will reflect on previous experiences reading and writing in English and in other languages. Specific learning outcomes include: developing critical and active reading strategies, engaging in writing as a process and practice, understanding and analyzing various rhetorical situations, developing strategies for revision and editing, and developing a writerly voice. Not open to students who have completed ENGL 110.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

4

Course Schedule