Welcome to the Composition Program at WSU. The WSU Composition Program endeavors to prepare students for composing a variety of texts that will support their undergraduate careers as well as their lifelong participation in various communities. Courses supporting this work are offered at every undergraduate level and are guided by the WSU Learning Goals for the Baccalaureate Degree as well as goals outlined by various professional organizations including the National Conference for Teachers of English and the Council of Writing Program Administrators. The Composition Program also is responsible for the preparation of WSU’s Composition teachers.
If you have questions about working with writers whose native language is not English, click on ESL resources or contact our ESL coordinator, Nancy Bell.
Whether you are a current or prospective WSU student, a teacher, or a visitor wanting to know more about the WSU Composition Program, we hope you will find the resources you are looking for at this site. If you have suggestions for improvements or additions to the site, please email Dr. Patricia Freitag Ericsson the Director of Composition.
Courses
100: Basic Writing
Prereq writing placement exam. Designed to introduce students to writing and reading in the university.
English 101: Introductory Writing
Designed to develop students' academic writing, critical thinking, rhetorical strategies, reading and library skills.
English 102: Writing Tutorial
Student-centered group tutorial focusing on writing improvement usually connected to the Engl 101 course.
English 104: Intermediate Grammar and Basic Skills
Designed to introduce non-native speakers of English to writing and reading in the university.
English 105: Composition for ESL Students
Designed to develop academic writing, critical thinking, reading, library skills, and rhetorical strategies for non-native speakers of English.
English 107: Writing Tutorial for ESL students
Student-centered group tutorial focusing on writing improvement usually connected to the Engl 101 105 course.
English 201: Writing and Research
Designed to develop students' researching skills for writing across the disciplines.English 301: Writing and Rhetorical Conventions
Designed to provide students with advanced practice in and study of style, argument, and other discourse conventions.English 402: Technical and Professional Writing
Research writing: defining, proposing, reporting progress; presenting a final product; other professional writing needs.
Professional Development
in Composition
Minimally Multimodal - At Least! (Spring Schedule)
Jan. 9: A day in the life of a class (EGO); CLASP survey
Jan. 16: Multimodal assignments
Jan. 23: CLASP
Jan. 30: Assessing multimodal assignments
Feb. 6: Counsenling Services
Feb. 13: Dr. Cynthia Selfe
Feb. 20: Peer Review
Feb. 27: The Job Market
Mar. 6: CLASP
Mar. 13: Spring Break
Mar. 20: Dr. Doug Eyman
Mar. 27: Things That Can Bite You in the Behind (EGO)
Apr. 3: iAnnotate
Apr. 10: CLASP
Apr. 17: MA Conference
Apr. 24: Multimodal Fair
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