WCOM 645. ESL: Fundamentals of Academic Writing .
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WCOM 645
ESL: Fundamentals of
Academic Writing
.
Credits: 1
Offered by: McGill Writing Centre (Graduate Studies)
Terms Offered: Summer 2025
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Description
Key strategies for academic writing across disciplines: reading scholarly texts for structure; applying these structures in writing assignments; developing vocabulary building strategies; identifying and practicing nuances of scholarly English syntax. Self-editing techniques to avoid common English-as-Second-Language (ESL) errors; review of English grammar and mechanics.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CESL 641.
- Intended for graduate students whose first language is not English.
- Grading in course is pass/fail.
- Due to the condensed nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply.
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