Are you a non-native speaker of English who is looking for additional support in your writing course? If so, these two course options offered by the Academic English Program and the Expository Writing Program might be just what you are looking for!

Writing Studios:

If you will be taking a writing course (like English 111, 121, 131, or 197/8) and would like additional ESL support, please consider signing up for General Studies 391, 2-credit (C/NC) studio courses that meet two days a week for 50 minutes. These studio courses are designed to support English language learners who are concurrently enrolled in a writing course and want to continue developing their ability to understand and produce academic writing. In the studios you will build advanced vocabulary skills, focus on reading skills to help you comprehend and analyze complex texts (specifically those from your writing class), and review and analyze grammar structures, focusing on how they apply to organization and produce different effects in academic writing.

Each quarter, there are two sections of GEN ST 391 offered. Please visit the Time Schedule for more information. You can enroll in GEN ST 391 directly; there are no add codes required; enrollment capped at 10 students per section.

Linked English 103 and English 131:

If you will be taking English 103, please consider signing up for the Linked English 103/131 course (10 credit hours). These linked courses are available to students who have both an English 103 and English 131 requirement, and are designed to support the reading and writing coursework requirements of English 131. English 103 helps improve students' academic writing skills with a focus on critical thinking, integration of reading and writing, and common rhetorical patterns that are covered in 131. Entry codes for the linked courses are available from Amy Renehan at arenehan@pce.uw.edu. English 131 meets MTWTh from 9:30-10:20. English 103 meets MTWThF from 8:30-9:20.

The Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE)

The Odegaard Writing and Research Center (OWRC)

Academic Support Programs