Course Descriptions
ESLW 0305 ESL Writing Intermediate
Focuses on sentence-level writing and paragraph-development (culminating in short
multi-paragraph writing). Introduces students to pre-academic, academic, and experiential
writing. Trains students to develop and organize ideas in a variety of rhetorical
modes. Lab required. Prerequisite: ESL New Student Assessment for ESLW 0305. Corequisite:
ESLR 0305. 3 credit hours. (D)
ESLW 0310 ESL Writing Advanced
Focuses on teaching sentence variety and academic essay writing in various rhetorical
modes. Introduces concepts of summarizing articles with supported opinions, paraphrasing,
and documentation. Lab required. Prerequisite: ESL New Student Assessment for ESLW
0310; or successful completion of ESLR 0305 and ESLW 0305. Corequisite: ESLR 0310.
3 credit hours. (D)
ESLW 0325 ESL Writing Transitioning
Trains students to write academically acceptable papers in various rhetorical modes
with a primary emphasis on argumentation. Focuses on mechanics of writing, common
problems that ESL writers encounter, research, and documentation allowing students
to successfully transition to ENGL 1301. Lab required. Prerequisite: ESL New Student
Assessment for ESLW 0325; or successful completion of ESLR 0310 and ESLW 0310. Corequisite:
ESLR 0325. 3 credit hours. (D)