English Language Improvement Program:
English D160/1610

Overview

English D160 and 1610 are composition courses meeting English department requirements but specially designed for international undergraduate students and taught by faculty with extensive experience teaching international students and composition.

Freshman English courses for international students

English D160

English D160 is intended to assist non-native English speaking undergraduate students in their development of becoming more skilled writers in their undergraduate coursework. Students practice their ability to organize, develop, and write up their ideas; use sources in their writing without plagiarizing; revise and proofread their own writing; and become more aware of their strengths and opportunities for development in writing. Helping students use correct grammar and vocabulary is also very important in this course. English D160 is designed to prepare international undergraduates for English 1610 (this course is also open to students who test into 1610).

Textbook: Evergreen: A Guide to Writing with Readings, 9th edition, by Susan Fawcett

Course writing assignments & topics:

Paragraph & essays: reading, writing, genre studies, critiquing, & revision strategies; research, plagiarism, & citation practice (using MLA style); contextualized grammar with individual feedback; development, coherence, rhetorical styles/modes, in-class essay tests, & journal writing.

English 1610

Freshman composition 1610 for non-native English speaking undergraduate students is designed to instruct such students in higher-level writing skills. Practice in composing and revising expository essays that are well organized, logically coherent, and effective for their purpose and audience. Topics are from reading, research, and academic content. This course fulfills the requirements for a freshman composition course (ENG 1510). In addition, it works on collaborative writing and giving advanced and useful peer feedback to create a community of writers.

Textbook: Concise Guide to Writing, 6th Edition, by Axelrod & Cooper

Course writing assignments & topics:

Essay reading & writing with an emphasis on using research to support arguments; judging, analyzing, quoting, paraphrasing, quoting, & citing/avoiding plagiarism; summaries & critiques of essays; Western rhetoric & argumentation; critical reading & thinking skills; contextualized sentence structure, academic register, & style.

ELIP Writing Center