English, Writing Reading Center (EWRC)

EWRC 890        0.5 units  
Sentence Structure  
4 hours lecture, 16 hours laboratory  
Grading: pass/no pass.  

Formerly EWRC 890AD. This course offers instruction and practice in a variety of sentence structure skills and is available to students enrolled in classes in any discipline. Instruction may focus on using complete sentences, correcting sentences, and varying sentence structure.

EWRC 891        0.5 units  
Spelling Principles  
4 hours lecture, 16 hours laboratory  
Grading: pass/no pass.  

Formerly EWRC 891AD. This course assesses individual spelling needs through a developmentally appropriate tool and provides instruction based on individual need.

EWRC 893        0.5 units  
Punctuation  
4 hours lecture, 16 hours laboratory  
Grading: pass/no pass.  

Formerly EWRC 893AC. This course offers instruction and practice in a variety of punctuation skills and is available to students enrolled in classes in any discipline.

EWRC 895        0.5 units  
Functional Writing  
5 hours lecture, 13 hours laboratory  
Grading: pass/no pass.  

Formerly EWRC 895AB. This course offers individualized instruction in basic writing skills for students placed at this level. Activities include writing complete sentences, punctuating sentences, spelling correctly, paragraphing, and composing short pieces of writing to prepare students to succeed in future composition courses and to write effectively across the curriculum.

EWRC 897        1 units  
Developmental Writing  
7 hours lecture, 34 hours laboratory  
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 801A or 801B.  
Grading: pass/no pass.  

Formerly EWRC 897AD. After being recommended for further work by a classroom English instructor, students in this course will receive the help they need beyond ENGL 105 or 801A-B in order to qualify for and/or succeed in the next higher course. This course provides individualized instruction in the composing process and helps improve skills in the conventions of written English: grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling.

EWRC 899        0.5 units  
English Adjunct  
4 hours lecture, 16 hours laboratory  
Grading: pass/no pass.  

Formerly EWRC 899AD. This course offers instruction and practice in writing and research skills and is available to students enrolled in classes in any discipline. The class may provide instruction in the writing process (prewriting, planning, and editing), and in research and writing strategies. Instruction may focus on any aspect of writing from generating ideas or conducting research to organizing research notes or writing a bibliography.