First-Year Writing

4 Hours

Offers students the opportunity to study and practice writing in a workshop setting.

Students read a range of texts in order to describe and evaluate the choices writers make and apply that knowledge to their own writing; learn to conduct research using primary and secondary sources; explore how writing functions in a range of academic, professional, and public contexts; and write for various purposes and audiences in multiple genres and media.

Throughout the course, students give and receive feedback, revise their work, and reflect on their experiences as a writer.

• Service Learning, and a small number of Honors sections are also offered (All course placement into ENGW 1111 Honors is done by the Honors Program and advisors.)

4 Hours

Covers special topics and innovative approaches to practicing writing. See course details for a description of each section’s unique focus.

Within the context of each section’s approach, students practice writing in a workshop setting, explore a range of texts, and learn to conduct research using primary and secondary sources. Students explore how writing functions in a range of academic, professional, and public contexts, and write for various purposes and audiences in multiple genres and media.

Throughout the course, students give and receive feedback, thoughtfully revise their work, and reflect on their experience as writers.

4 Hours

Hands-on experience shapes the students’ practice of writing, and writing projects meet specific community needs.

Students study and practice writing in a workshop setting and in collaboration with community partners, writing for specific audiences in multiple genres and media. Students explore a range of texts, learn to conduct research using primary and secondary sources, and apply that knowledge in community-based settings.

Throughout the course, students give and receive feedback, thoughtfully revise their work, and reflect on their experience as writers and as part of a service-learning community.

4 Hours

Designed for students whose first or strongest language is not English. Parallels ENGW 1111 but focuses on the concerns of multilingual writers.

Why might a multilingual student choose ENGW 1102 instead of ENGW 1111?

ENGW 1102:

• offers more one-on-one attention because of smaller class size (15 students in 1102 vs. 19 students in 1111);
• offers a community in which multilingual students often feel more comfortable participating in class;
• offers pacing designed to meet the needs of multilingual writers;
• often includes cultural introductions to pop-culture, humor, and contemporary events;
• often provides closer attention to specific language use and vocabulary

8 Hours
(4 Hours + ENGW 1111)

Students in the General Studies Program take ENGW 1110 and ENGW 1111, a two course sequence, to fulfill the First-Year Writing NUPath requirement.

Students study and practice writing in a workshop setting. Students develop awareness of their rhetorical practices, engage with critical perspectives, and identify and employ effective research techniques. Throughout the course, students give and receive feedback, revise their work, and reflect on their identities as writers.

• All course placement into ENGW 1110 is done through General Studies.

If you have questions about transfer credit, please review the registrar’s guidelines on Transfer Credit and speak to your advisor.

If questions remain, please contact the Director of the Writing Program.