WCOM 245. ESL: Essay and Critical Thinking.
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WCOM 245
ESL: Essay and Critical
Thinking.
Credits: 3
Offered by: McGill Writing Centre (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Academic writing skills and communicative competence in English at the upper-intermediate level. Critical thinking and reading applied to the whole writing process. Focus on integrating sources, creating effective arguments, and understanding essay structure and paragraph essentials. Academic genres: summary, paraphrase, quotation, and critique. Review of writing mechanics and grammar.
- Prerequisites: CESL 300 or WCOM 235 or placement test.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CESL 400. Only open to students in degree programs.
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