English Language Improvement Program: Graduate Writing

Overview & Policies

The English Language Improvement Program in the Linguistics Department offers three courses to help graduate students develop the writing skills they need to succeed in their studies. In the courses, students are encouraged to work on writing assignments from discipline-related classes, and they receive individualized instruction.

These courses count toward required minumum credit hours. The courses are taken for credit and do not affect the student's GPA as long as credit is attained. Students with questions about the classes can contact the English Language Improvement Program Director (Dawn Bikowski, bikowski@ohio.edu, 593-0201).

GRADUATE WRITING Courses

Introduction to Graduate Writing (ELIP 512), 3 hours

Sample syllabus here.

Students work on writing assignments for academic coursework. Topics include summarizing, organizing essays, paraphrasing, and citing sources. Grammar and vocabulary covered as well. Individualized attention.

Textbook: Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills, 2nd ed., Swales & Feak, 2004, University of Michigan Press. Chapters 1-4.

Advanced Graduate Writing (ELIP 514), 3 hours

Sample syllabus here.

Students work on writing assignments for academic coursework. Topics include summarizing, critiquing, writing up research, paraphrasing, and citing sources. Vocabulary is covered as well. Individualized attention.

Textbook: Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills, 2nd ed., Swales & Feak, 2004, University of Michigan Press. Chapters 5-8.

Thesis/Dissertation Writing (ELIP 516), 3 hours

Sample syllabus here.

Students should register for this course when they are ready to write up their research. Students work on their own

proposal, thesis, dissertation, or an article for publication. Focus is on idea organization and development and citation of sources.

Textbook: English in Today’s Research World: A Writing Guide, Swales & Feak, 2000, University of Michigan Press.

Look up course information at the Ohio University Course Offerings web page at http://classes.admsrv.ohio.edu/