WCOM 695. ESL: Academic Writing for Graduate Students.

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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.

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