PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS

ESL 117

Basic elements of academic writing, emphasizing improved fluency and accuracy, paragraph structure, summarizing and paraphrasing, short essays, and a final research project. Not open to auditors.

ESL 118

Academic writing, critical reading and argumentation, documentation, and style and organization of research papers; oral communication skills for effective class participation and presentations. Not open to auditors.

ESL 328

Academic skills for ESL students; workshops on skills required for effective academic communication; topics vary, but include general and discipline-specific academic skills. Intended for graduate students. Not open to auditors

ESL 349

Aspects of research writing, including data presentation, literature review, summarizing, critical summarizing, and discussion. Grammar and editing skills are also emphasized. Not open to auditors

ESL 352

Opportunities to express ideas through oral presentations and formal written work. Focus on specific topics in law. Not open to auditors