An intensive study of the writing process and of the most difficult features of standard edited English.
Students develop their skills in invention, organization, revision, and proofreading.
They learn the conventions of standard English concerning sentence boundaries, agreement of subjects and predicates, verb forms, contractions and possessives, agreement of pronouns, commas, and spelling. This course is not counted toward the degree or toward graduation requirements. A course designed to enhance students' composition and critical-thinking skills by providing experiences with a range of writing strategies, with emphasis on expository and argumentative prose. Students develop their awareness of the resources of language and of the stages in the writing process. The course aims to make students competent in standard edited English and to prepare them for the writing they will do on campus and in their careers.