Students still acquiring conversational and academic English explore the UCSC discourse community including classroom culture, then widen their lens to include the larger Santa Cruz community. Writing moves beyond the paragraph level to include oral communication and presentation skills.
What is it? Writing 25 is designed for multilingual students and is taken in the fall quarter of the first year. Typically 20 students or fewer are in a Writing 25 class, and they receive hands-on support from teachers and tutors who specialize in working with multilingual language learners.
Who is it for? Students who place themselves into Writing 25 are multilingual English-language learners who know that they need more time, support, and/or guidance to meet college-level writing expectations, in part because of language. Writing 25 expects students to be fairly able readers of English, though it provides strategies for understanding difficult academic readings.
What is the workload? In Writing 25, students write 3-5 major projects. Writing projects include personal writing such as blogs and community and campus-based research projects that may include original data collection such as conducting interviews or surveys. It is expected that these types of assignments will be new to students. Written projects are typically 500-2,000 words; multimedia projects vary.
In Writing 25, students write 3-5 major projects. Writing projects include personal writing such as blogs and community and campus-based research projects that may include original data collection such as conducting interviews or surveys. It is expected that these types of assignments will be new to students. Written projects are typically 500-2,000 words; multimedia projects vary.
Course outcomes:
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- Write a series of analytical, creative, and coherent writing projects, including original research with primary and secondary sources;
- Practice and develop your grammar, academic vocabulary, reading, writing and revision skills through a variety of reading and writing assignments;
- Demonstrate improved oral language fluency and listening comprehension skills;
- Build community in the classroom and on campus through interviews and discussions;
- Understand your thinking processes and reflect on your growth to identify strategies for improving academic writing and language skills, and;
- Utilize campus services, faculty resources, and peer interaction to fulfill these goals.
Catalog description: Students explore the UCSC discourse community including classroom culture, then widen their lens to include the larger Santa Cruz community. Writing moves beyond the paragraph level to include oral communication and presentation skills. RESERVED FOR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS.