First-Year Writing for International Students

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Prerequisite: Essay proficiency test or a TOFEL score of 500 or above. This course is designed for any student whose first language is not English. It integrates critical reading, writing, and thinking skills and studies actual writing practices. Sequenced reading and writing assignments build cumulatively to more complex assignments. Course activities may include formal and informal writing, drafting and revising, editing for correctness, synthesizing source material, and documenting sources accurately. Special attention given to verb tenses, idioms, articles, and syntax. This course fulfills the University's general education first-year writing requirement. It does not count toward the major in English.