English as a Second Language 290D - Academic Writing for Grad Stds

This course is focused on creating written products that are discipline specific and based on original research. Students will read and analyze research papers within their fields; practice writing abstracts, various sections of research reports, and posters for presentations, as well as other products. The course will consist of tasks associated with the academic writing process, and throughout, there will be an emphasis on the conventions of academic written English, including grammatical concepts, vocabulary and highly frequent collocations.

ESL 290D is for non-native speakers of English who are international graduate students and domestic students to build their confidence as writers of research English. In this course, students will work on creating written products that are discipline specific. They will analyze research papers within their fields, practice writing abstracts, proposals, research reports, posters for presentations, as well as other products. The course will consist of tasks associated with the academic writing process, and throughout, there will be an emphasis on the conventions of academic written English, including grammatical concepts, vocabulary and highly frequent collocations. Students will also have the opportunity to present their work twice.