English Writing (ENGW) < Northeastern University Academic Catalog

ENGW 1102. First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers. (4 Hours)

Designed for students whose first or strongest language is not English. Parallels ENGW 1111 but focuses on the concerns of multilingual writers. Students study and practice writing in a workshop setting; read a range of texts in order to describe and evaluate the choices writers make and apply that knowledge to their own writing; explore how writing functions in a variety of academic, professional, and public contexts; and write for various purposes and audiences in multiple genres and media. Offers students an opportunity to learn how to conduct research using primary and secondary sources and to give and receive feedback, to revise their work, and to reflect on their growth as writers.

ENGW 1110. Introductory First-Year Writing. (4 Hours)

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

ENGW 1111. First-Year Writing. (4 Hours)

Designed for students 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 and explore how writing functions in a range of academic, professional, and public contexts. Offers students an opportunity to learn how to conduct research using primary and secondary sources; how to write for various purposes and audiences in multiple genres and media; and how to give and receive feedback, to revise their work, and to reflect on their growth as writers.

ENGW 1113. First-Year Writing Innovation Seminar. (4 Hours)

Covers special topics and novel approaches to teaching and practicing writing in a workshop setting. Explores how writing functions in a range of academic, professional, and public contexts. Offers students an opportunity to learn how to conduct research using primary and secondary sources; how to write for various purposes and audiences in multiple genres and media; and how to give and receive feedback, to revise their work, and to reflect on their growth as writers.

ENGW 1114. First-Year Writing with Service-Learning. (4 Hours)

Offers students an opportunity, in a workshop setting, to study and practice writing. Hands-on experience shapes the students’ practice of writing, and writing projects meet specific community needs. Students read a range of texts in order to describe and evaluate the choices writers make and apply that knowledge to their own writing. Covers how to conduct research using primary and secondary sources and apply that knowledge in service-learning-focused settings. Studies how to write for various purposes and audiences in multiple genres and media, how to give and receive feedback, how to revise work, and how to reflect on growth as a writer.

ENGW 1990. Elective. (1-4 Hours)

Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.

ENGW 2990. Elective. (1-4 Hours)

Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.

ENGW 3302. Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions. (4 Hours)

Offers writing instruction for students in the College of Engineering and the College of Computer and Information Science. Students practice and reflect on writing in professional, public, and academic genres—such as technical reports, progress reports, proposals, instructions, presentations, and technical reviews—relevant to technical professions and individual student goals. In a workshop setting, offers students an opportunity to evaluate a wide variety of sources and develop expertise in audience analysis, critical research, peer review, and revision.