In Writing 25 and 26, students still acquiring conversational and academic English explore the UCSC discourse community including classroom culture, then widen their lens to include the larger Santa Cruz community. Writing moves beyond the paragraph level to include oral communication and presentation skills.
Writing 25: Writing About Place
*Writing 25 is not being offered for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.
Course outcomes:
| 1. Write a series of analytical, creative, and coherent writing projects, including original research with primary and secondary sources. |
| 2. Practice and develop your grammar, academic vocabulary, reading, writing and revision skills through a variety of reading and writing assignments. |
| 3. Demonstrate improved oral language fluency and listening comprehension skills. |
| 4. Build community in the classroom and on campus through interviews and discussions |
| 5. Understand your thinking processes and reflect on your growth to identify strategies for improving academic writing and language skills. |
| 6. Utilize campus services, faculty resources, and peer interaction to fulfill these goals. |
Catalog description: Students explore the UCSC discourse community including classroom culture, then widen their lens to include the larger Santa Cruz community. Writing moves beyond the paragraph level to include oral communication and presentation skills. RESERVED FOR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS.
Prerequisites:
In order to enroll in Writing 25, students must have a DSP of WRIT 25. If you are a continuing student, view your DSP in your student portal. If you are an incoming student, learn more about DSP here.
Writing 26: Writing About Language
Course outcomes:
| 1. Compose a series of analytical thesis-driven writing projects, including original research with primary and secondary sources, using appropriate citation. |
| 2. Increase grammatical accuracy, academic vocabulary, reading, writing and revision skills through a variety of reading and writing assignments. |
| 3. Present on academic topics, demonstrating improved oral language fluency while developing listening comprehension skills. |
| 4. Create community in the classroom and on campus through discussions and projects. |
| 5. Analyze and reflect on your thinking processes and growth to identify strategies for improving academic writing and language skills. |
| 6. Utilize campus services, faculty resources, and peer interaction to fulfill these goals. |
Catalog description: Students explore language acquisition and how to best optimize their own language learning by engaging in a primary research project. Through the research project, students learn to use academic discourse conventions in their own writing. RESERVED FOR MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS
Prerequisites:
In order to enroll in Writing 26, students must have a DSP of WRIT 26 OR C or better in WRIT 25. If you are a continuing student, view your DSP in your student portal. If you are an incoming student, learn more about DSP here.