WCOM 695. ESL: Academic Writing for Graduate Students.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
WCOM 695
ESL: Academic Writing for Graduate Students.
Credits: 3
Offered by: McGill Writing Centre (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Structuring an academic paper and expressing complex ideas in English using common
rhetorical patterns. Academic reading, critical thinking, vocabulary building, and writing mechanics. Self-editing to enhance cohesion and avoid common English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) errors in grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.
- Open only to graduate students in degree programs for whom English is not their first language. Not open to students who have taken CESL 640.
- This course cannot be counted towards course requirements of any graduate program.
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more.
Launch Visual Schedule Builder