ELING 150
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First-Year Writing for International Students
Linguistics
College of Humanities
Course Description
Processes of academic writing, reading, and research for international students who have English as their second language.
When Taught
Fall; Winter.
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Note
NOTE: For non-native English speakers only. NOTE: Fulfills GE First-Year Writing requirement.
Title
Rhetorical Knowledge
Learning Outcome
Students should demonstrate that they can focus on a well-defined purpose in writing, write clearly for a specified audience, use conventions of format and structure appropriate to the rhetorical situation, and adopt a voice, tone, and level of formality suited to the purpose and audience. They may also learn about and practice the following: responding to the needs of different audiences; responding appropriately to different kinds of rhetorical situations; writing in several genres; and exploring the ways different genres shape writing and reading.
Title
Processes of Writing
Learning Outcome
Students should develop productive and flexible individual and collaborative writing processes, including prewriting, drafting, revising, editing and proofreading. These processes could include the following: collecting data, finding supporting evidence, and creating good arguments; organizing the material for a paper; writing successive drafts of the same paper; group writing; seeking and using peer responses; revising; editing grammar, usage, and punctuation; and using conventional formats.
Title
Critical Reading
Learning Outcome
Students should be able to read and evaluate written materials from a variety of genres. They should demonstrate their ability to read critically, which would include some of the following: analyzing and evaluating arguments; identifying authors’ claims and main ideas; identifying supporting evidence; identifying premises and unstated assumptions; evaluating logic and logical fallacies; drawing inferences; synthesizing ideas; identifying and evaluating analogies and figurative language; and distinguishing among emotional, ethical, and rational appeals
Title
Processes of Library Research
Learning Outcome
Students should demonstrate that they can locate and evaluate print and electronic sources and use these sources to write a documented research paper.
Title
Knowledge of Conventions
Learning Outcome
Students should demonstrate their knowledge of the following: common formats for different kinds of texts; genre conventions ranging from purpose and structure to tone and mechanics; methods of documenting borrowed information; and conventions of edited syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
