Spring 2027

Grammar for Academic Use

Grammar for Academic Use reviews English grammar through intensive written and oral practice to help students refine their ability to produce acceptable academic English.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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One student rated the difficulty as low, noting a comfortable learning environment.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Improve their accuracy and fluency in producing and understanding spoken and written English.

  • Review the grammatical forms of English and the use of these forms in specific communicative contexts, which include: class activities, homework assignments, reading of texts and writing

  • Attain and enhance competence in the four modes of literacy: writing, speaking, reading and listening

  • Develop their ability as critical readers and writers

  • Produce a short research paper using the drafting process

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ESL 114 or placement into ESL 115

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ESL 115 used by

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Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 160

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Adam Pergament

Past students found the course material very interesting.

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Mark Plane

One student rated the difficulty as low, noting a comfortable learning environment.

Past student reviews · Mark Plane

A past student described the instructor as awesome, mentioning that he sometimes brought treats to class.

Topics

  • English grammar forms and usage in communicative contexts
  • Four modes of literacy: writing, speaking, reading, and listening

Skills

  • Accuracy and fluency in spoken and written English
  • Critical reading and writing
  • Drafting a short research paper

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ESL 115 · Spring 2027

Grammar for Academic Use

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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