Advanced Professional Writing for International Students

Catalog description

In this course, students organize and write complex academic documents that engage expert knowledge in a scholarly manner. Relevant readings and writing exercises will provide the student practice in conducting independent research and incorporating pertinent data into appropriately complex and coherent arguments that are the hallmark of academic discourse. Specifically, students will learn that to write concisely, students will take a piece of writing through multiple drafts in order to eliminate any grammatical errors or stylistic flaws that might undermine the author-audience relationship. They will learn that writing with meaningful complexity means they must incorporate a variety of invention and revision practices. Students will be required to develop and demonstrate an advanced understanding of English syntax, semantics, and mechanics, exploring the process of composing, revising, and editing in English while meeting the expectations of academic writing at the terminal degree level.