Writing0001F/G -
Introduction to Academic Writing in English as a Second Language
Restricted to English as a Second Language students. The course will develop macro-level skills of planning and composing in the writing process, and pre-writing skills such as note-taking from lectures and academic readings. These will help students develop an appreciation for appropriate vocabulary, syntax, and style of the various discourse communities at the university and will also provide the content for writing exercises such as journal entries, summaries, position papers and short essays.
Writing0002F/G -
Introduction to Writing in English
Restricted to English as a Second Language students. This course will introduce the grammar and structure of English, as well as the conceptual and cultural conventions of university writing in English.
Writing1020F/G -
Writing: Introduction to University Essay Writing
A practical introduction to the basics of successful academic writing, designed for first-year students in all disciplines. Topics will range from grammar, sentence structure, and paragraphing to the principles of scholarly argument and research.
Writing1021F/G -
Academic Writing in English as a Second Language
Restricted to English as a Second Language students. The course continues to develop macro-level skills of planning and composing and refines writing skills by introducing language and citation conventions and self-editing for more complex writing projects. Readings that explore questions of identity and relationships within western culture will stimulate critical reviews, reports, and research essays.
Restricted to English as a Second Language students. This course will build on writing skills developed in Writing 0002F/G. It will provide students with intensive hands-on writing practice on a weekly basis and offer opportunities to develop research-based writing skills through various academic forms.
Students will explore the assumptions behind academic discourse, critically analyze academic readings, and learn to write effectively for a variety of academic discourse communities.
Writing2101F/G -
Introduction to Expository Writing
An introduction to the basic principles and techniques of good writing. Seminars (limited to 15 students each) will emphasize practical work and the development of writing skills for a variety of subjects and disciplines.
Writing2202F/G -
Winning Your Argument: Advanced Exposition, Rhetoric, and Persuasion
An intensive, practical, and advanced study of patterns of exposition in prose. The course will examine complex prose, and assign exercises in a wide variety of disciplines and forms, including reports, persuasive prose, and argument.
This course will provide the theoretical background and the practical experience students need to be effective writing teachers and more knowledgeable writers. Class study of composition theory and pedagogy will be complemented by a supervised teaching practicum.