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Xuan Zheng
GEN ST 391
Seattle Campus
Special supervised study in a field represented in the College of Arts and Sciences. Faculty supervisor required. Credit/no credit only. Offered: AWSpS.
Class description
This studio is a 2-credit (C/NC) course that meets two days a week for 50 minutes. This studio is designed for non-native speakers of English who are currently taking an English composition class and want to continue developing their ability to understand and produce academic writing.
Student learning goals
Strengthen your analytical reading skills to help you comprehend and analyze complex texts (specifically those from an English composition class, but the skills will apply to the various reading you do at the University).
Improve your ability to produce academic writing by understanding some of the basic elements of genre, style, and common writing strategies.
Develop your critical thinking skills through reading, writing, and discussion.
Review and analyze grammar structures focusing on how they apply to organization and produce different effects in academic writing.
Expand your advanced vocabulary skills.
Become familiar with the resources on campus to further help you with your English and academic writing throughout your education at the UW (see “Writing Center referrals”).
General method of instruction
lecture, work-shop, presentation, conference
Recommended preparation
concurrently taking an English composition course is preferred
Class assignments and grading
To get credit for the studio, you need to complete a “Studio Portfolio” and submit it on Dropbox. To get a good picture of your abilities when you began this course, how you apply the skills from the studio, and what areas you still need to focus on, we will construct a “skills portfolio” throughout the quarter.
