Basic Writing I for Non-Native Speakers of English
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Overview
Subject area
ESA
Catalog Number
99
Course Title
Basic Writing I for Non-Native Speakers of English
Department(s)
Description
This course aims at developing college-level writing proficiency, emphasizing the writing process, summary writing, paraphrasing, and English language skills. The course also introduces students to the conventions of academic writing and rhetorical conventions, and prepares them for timed essays, such as the CUNY Assessment Test in Writing (CATW). Students learn to write reader response essays and to rectify lexical, grammatical, and rhetorical errors.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate LaGuardia CC
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
0
Maximum Units
0
Academic Progress Units
4.5
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
6
Requisites
012161