The Importance Of Writing Courses In College

When it comes to evaluating myself and if I am prepared for my first college writing course I believe that I am prepared to take my first college writing course. Before joining my ESC 021 class with Professor Kraft I felt that I was prepared and that I would be able to complete assignments without difficulty, but I was so used to the one on one sessions where I would go over the little mistakes or find ways to produce an exceptional essay that I forgot that I was own my own now. Through the short time in ESC 021 I learned my weaknesses and strengths as a writer. I now have the ability to receive feedback and effectively use my feedback to better my assignments.

Writing is a difficult subject for me. English has never been my favorite subject, however I see why it is important to master. When I decided to take INRW I knew I was up for a challenge. Honestly, I came in with a positive attitude and with good intentions to get the best knowledge possible. Throughout the course I have learned many things that as a teenager I ignored in high school. I’d say I have improved a whole lot, but not to the best of my abilities. Yes, I still have some weaknesses in some areas, but overall I feel more confident about writing.

n order to graduate a college or university, the most of majors requires students to take one or more writing intensive classes. Writing intensive courses(WI) are courses that use writing as a central tool to study a subject and require a lot of reading and writing. HawCC offers WI classes from different subjects such as Geography, English, and Sociology. I chose to take a WI in Psychology. It is so INTENSE! but helps me to understand the concepts of the subject. I will write more about this class soon:) But,,, if you are interested in graduating from US college, I strongly recommend you to take an English writing class from a good teacher who knows what he/she is teaching. And,, do not afraid to ask questions:)

How do you become a better writer in college? Simple you will want to take Digennaro analytical writing class. In his class, you will learn many beneficial things to writing a successful paper and do successful things. The three beneficial things that stood out was simplify your writing, construct a paper, and peer editing.

After reading Chapters 1 and 2 in my textbook, I realized that completing this course would really take a lot of discipline and hard work. Additionally, I have become aware that I need to take a more serious step towards learning - especially time management - in order to achieve the goals of this program. Up until this moment, I have never thought I was in dire need of taking a composition course. I have always liked writing but apparently, college writing is a whole different arena. I feel slightly overwhelmed about what lies ahead; however, I do know that I have to carry on so I could have a better future.. In conclusion, realizing that I need to make a considerable amount of improvement in all aspects of learning - regardless of how anxious

Prior to arriving at Berkeley, I initially had trouble with applying critical thinking skills into interpreting texts and providing meaningful analysis on my essays. Before I encountered a college-level English class in my academic career, I would only showcase minimal, simple explanations that were clearly apparent to the readers without providing any significant observations about the text. I interpreted critical thinking as a crucial, important element in not just English classes, but in any class that required writing essays and understanding the content the textbook. Since I had trouble with developing my critical thinking skills, it was hard for me to develop a strong thesis because like how critical thinking is important in any class one encounters in their academic career, a strong thesis is important because the entire baseline and foundation of a student’s essay revolves around the thesis as well as be able to provide evidence to back up one’s argument. Because these problems would constantly follow me around in any class I encountered, I felt an extreme sense of low confidence that I would not be able to advance as a critical thinker in advanced college classes. However, it was not until the College Writing R1A program thankfully gave me the opportunity to further develop my skills as a reader and a writer in my classes.

I learned the slang phrase “One and done” in the NBA (National Basketball Association) Draft this summer. For non-basketball fans, it simply means that aspiring basketball players will try to get themselves drafted in the NBA after completing only one year in college. During the NBA draft night, the player may or may not get drafted depending on if their skills are viewed by the managers and coaches enough to play in the professional level. Throughout my college writing experience, I have been a “One and done” kind of writer. In this case, it means turning in the first drafts of the papers I write without major revision, something that I regret not doing. Not only because of the not so great feedbacks and grades that I got but also because I knew that I could have done better but for some reasons I decided not to.

I remember when I first asked my friend Tyron how his first college English course was for him and I’ll never forget his answer. He went on and on about how much he hated the course and how much he disliked writing, but I remember his last statement, he said throughout the stress and the pain the course without a doubt made him a better writer. Name and Tyron are complete opposites, he hates the course and I on the other hand love the course. In this written piece I will explain to you how the first half of English 131 help me to become a more enhanced writer.

When I got to college, I expected college writing to be the same, for all disciplines. Talking to Professor Tim Lindberg, professor of American government and politics, and his discipline is political science, at the University of Minnesota Morris, gave me an insight on the writing done for the discipline. I did the interview in his office; I noticed that his walls were lined with books. When I went into the interview, I believed that research and facts were the most important aspects of writing for the political science major, but after my interview I learned that concise writing is most important to convey your argument clearly to the reader.

Every year, students are required to become more proficient in areas such as math, science, history, and writing. High school English teachers push students to become better writers so they can be ready when they get to college. College-level writing is being able to use advanced vocabulary, developed grammar and rhetorical devices to express ideas accurately and precisely.

When I first walked into Professor Roberts’s office, I was a little overwhelmed. Her desk was cluttered with papers from all her other classes. Cards filled the bulletin boards that past students wrote her. I was a bit ambivalent; I didn’t know what I was getting myself in to. Was the abundance of thank you cards supposed to be a way to tell me students respected her? Her sincere smile finally made me feel at ease. She could probably tell from my shaky voice and sweaty forehead that interviewing was not my thing. Professor Windy Roberts is a well-respected Spanish professor who teaches my Intermediate Spanish at the University of Minnesota Morris. Professor Roberts prefers content over grammar and mechanics and also wants her students to have control over the different verb tenses. I understand her preference because we are still learning about grammar, and through writing, we can practice those skills.

There are many different outlooks on what college-level writing is and how a college-level essay should be written. Various authors, even have their own aspect of what college-level writing is and what a writer should include when writing so, it can be considered college-level. Scholars like Donald Murry believe writing should be taught as a process, not a product and the writer should use their own voice. While scholar David Bartholomae, believes that college-level writing is for the writer, but also the reader and the essay overall needs strong elements for it to be considered college-level.

Back in my high school years, I had difficulty in writing. Even in Portuguese, my native language, it was very stressful when I have a writing assignment. As I saw myself as a logical person with zero creativity, the writing was not my favorite subject. My writing experience came from the last six months of learning English in the US when I was, finally, taught to write in a logical and organized way. Learning a structured approach focused on writing as a process, helped me to clarify my idea about how to write. But, does the college-level writing and common-writing mean the same? What differentiates college-level writing from other types of writing? What should we expect from a college-level writing? While there is not a single definition of college-level writing, the different meanings, and controversial interpretations show us its importance.

Regardless of what career path an individual chooses in life, they will always have to incorporate some type of writing skills. Many students writing can be a huge reflection of what they have learned throughout their lives. When it comes to college level writing, much skill comes from being able to interpret information with scholarly sources. From grade school to any university an individual’s writing may progress through being able to interpret what is being taught at hand. Lack of proper teaching of how to effectively find, evaluate, and incorporate sources in papers ultimately leads to student plagiarism. Many students struggle with being able to differentiate a good source from a bad source. In addition, many individuals are not equipped or well-prepared to adequately site source and aren’t able to recognize different forms of plagiarism such as paraphrasing, “patch writing” and the amount of sources accessible online. Also early academics can highly affect writing in a negative way. For example, high school writing doesn’t help elaborate students writing, rather it just stays at a narrative level and analysis doesn’t start to be taught until further education.

Throughout my life, adults have encouraged me to do well in school. However, on the first day of EN 100 it terrified me, as I did not know if I was going to be able handle a college class. I have heard of horrific tails about this class. Long papers and low grades seemed to be the stigma. Writing is not one of my strong suits, and to enroll into a college writing class was a death sentence for my GPA. I was beyond nervous, when I first started this semester. Large amounts of pressure to succeed in this class rested on my shoulders. However, I did not know if I was able to handle the hard work I have been previously informed about. Within the first few days, I slowly realized what this class was all about and prior worries had begun to melt away. I learned that I can control when to work on an assignment, throughout the week. This was beneficial, because it showed me time management skills. Furthermore, this class also has given me a sense of preparedness for college.