CW 1 - Grammar and Vocabulary of Written English
CW 1 - Grammar and Vocabulary of Written English
Description: The purpose of the course is to develop students' ability to edit their own writing and to identify high-frequency non-idiomatic uses of English. Intensive, individualized practice will be provided for students from different language backgrounds.
Prerequisites: Self-selected non-native speakers of English
Units and Format: 2 units - Two hours of lecture/workshop per week
Grading Option: Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis
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Section 1
Meeting time: Tu 12-2 p.m.
Meeting place: 214 Haviland
Course description: This course is designed to provide you with guided practice and development of your ability as an editor through attention to the rhetorical effects of grammar, vocabulary, and form. We will think about "editing" not as superficial changes to a draft of writing, but as a way to make that piece of writing—whether a research or lab report, analytic essay, or narrative—reflect your purposes in relation to your readers. We'll consider how carefully-crafted sentences and well-chosen wording can clarify your meaning and objectives. This course is open only to students whose first language is other than English, and your multilingual knowledge will enhance our class discussion.
Book list: Practical English Usage (Michael Swan), Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (Joseph Williams and Gregory Colomb), Rhetorical Grammar (Martha Kolln)
Instructor: Teri CrispSection 2
Meeting time: Th 12-2 p.m.
Meeting place: 203 Wheeler
Course description: This course is designed to provide you with guided practice and development of your ability as an editor through attention to the rhetorical effects of grammar, vocabulary, and form. We will think about "editing" not as superficial changes to a draft of writing, but as a way to make that piece of writing—whether a research or lab report, analytic essay, or narrative—reflect your purposes in relation to your readers. We'll consider how carefully-crafted sentences and well-chosen wording can clarify your meaning and objectives. This course is open only to students whose first language is other than English, and your multilingual knowledge will enhance our class discussion.
Book list: Practical English Usage (Michael Swan), Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (Joseph Williams and Gregory Colomb), Rhetorical Grammar (Martha Kolln)
Section 3
Meeting time: M 2-4 p.m.
Meeting place: 223 Wheeler
Course description: This course is designed to help student writers develop their knowledge and use of academic language in meeting the demands of university-level writing assignments. Through practice and feedback, this course introduces students to resources for grammar and vocabulary development and helps them improve their academic vocabulary, knowledge of grammar rules, editing and proofreading strategies, and sentence structure and variety. This course is open to non-native speakers of English and multilingual students whose home or first language is not English only.
Book list: Rules for Writers, 6th edition (Diana Hacker), The Well-Crafted Sentence (Nora Bacon)
Instructor: Margi Wald
