This writing course helps international graduate students develop complex skills in writing academic English. Students analyze and express ideas in academic texts while reading and critiquing the work of others. Students complete assignments to become familiar with summarizing academic materials, synthesizing the existing research, describing their own research, and following field-specific citation guidelines to produce academic material.

Teaching in English for International Teaching Assistants focuses on the classroom presentation and pronunciation skills necessary for ITAs to be successful in an American university classroom. Priority is given to international graduate students who are seeking teaching assistant positions and who have speaking scores lower than 25 on the TOEFL or 7.5 on the IELTS.