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12 courses
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 recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Mark Plane
One student rated the difficulty as low, noting a comfortable learning environment.
No recorded grade history
Covers academic reading strategies, comprehension, speed, vocabulary expansion, and summary writing for university-level texts.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Kristin Dalby, Parthy Schachter
Instructors varied in their strictness regarding attendance and homework. One student noted the grader was tough, while another found the instructor strict with these requirements but appreciated the teaching passion.
No recorded grade history
Academic Writing I covers basic elements of academic writing, focusing on fluency, accuracy, paragraph structure, summarizing, paraphrasing, short essays, and a final research project.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Shauna Crowther
Shauna Crowther required more sources and details than the course typically demands, and students had to adjust their work to fit her specific style to earn high grades.
No recorded grade history
Academic Writing II covers academic writing, critical reading, argumentation, documentation, and research paper organization, alongside oral communication skills for class participation and presentations.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Dzhambul Akkaziev
Dzhambul Akkaziev was described as a tough grader who required significant reading, and students found the ESL coursework itself to be tedious.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Practices informal and formal English communication skills for academic and professional settings, covering presentations, discussions, and interviews.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Workshops on general and discipline-specific academic communication skills for ESL graduate students, covering critical reading, argumentation, and citation practices.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Practice in formal and informal oral communication skills, including listening comprehension, pronunciation, and presentation skills for academic settings.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Develops oral communication and presentation skills for seminars and conferences, covering audience engagement, verbal/nonverbal delivery, visual aids, and Q&A facilitation.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
American English Pronunciation teaches non-native speakers techniques to improve pronunciation by reviewing vowels, consonants, stress, rhythm, and intonation.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Graduate-level course examining disciplinary discourse features and covering academic writing skills like data presentation, summarizing, critical analysis, and crafting results/discussion sections.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Karen Best
No specific details about workload or difficulty were provided beyond a low difficulty rating.
No recorded grade history
A workshop for professional and academic writing skills, covering field-specific documents like dissertations and research reports, plus general documentation and style.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
International TA Training focuses on communication skills, classroom culture, and teaching strategies for effective teaching at American universities.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Heidi Evans
The course received a low difficulty rating, and the student noted that the ITA course helped them a lot.
No recorded grade history