Each course meets three hours per week during the academic semester, and successful completion of the course is worth three credit hours at Wayne State University. Students are required to give formal and informal, planned and impromptu speeches and group presentations. Students also concertedly work on their pronunciation difficulties. Through self and peer evaluation, they identify and improve on their weaknesses. Through reading and writing of complex texts, the advanced students in WCS work to improve their understanding and use of American English grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization for academic and professional settings.
Students use self and peer evaluation of essays to identify and work on their weaknesses.
The advanced students of WCR focus on improving their use of American organizational styles in writing a variety of essays. Through peer and self evaluation, they identify and work on improving their ability to communicate in a written format using standard American English.