Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

ESOL252 Level 7 Academic Writing

Develops advanced writing skills. Reviews the writing process with descriptive and expository essays and improves skills with grammar and mechanics. Explores concepts including but not limited to the cultural expectations related to a U.S. academic environment and the use of outside readings to support one's ideas and opinions in writing. This is the fourth course of a five-course sequence. Prerequisite: ESOL placement test OR successful completion of ESOL 162 or ESOL 162N, AND concurrent enrollment in (ESOL 160 or ESOL 160N and ESOL 164 or ESOL 164N) or higher. Audit available. (See course content and outcomes.)

Credits: 5

Class schedule definitions

Cost:

cost is based on the number of credits – see tuition and fees

Books:

$0 or <$40 means low cost books (doesn't include other supplies like calculators)

Register:

use the CRN to register in MyPCC – see how to register

Class types:

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• In-Person: Instructional time will happen in-person. Class meetings take place at specific times and locations.
• Online (no scheduled meetings): Instruction will take place through regular online activities and assignments with scheduled due dates. Classes do not have meeting times.
• Online (scheduled meetings): Instructional time will happen online. Class meetings will take place at scheduled days/times online.
• In-person & Online (scheduled meetings): Class meetings take place at a specific time & day, with some meetings in-person and some online, usually in Zoom.
• In-person & Online (no scheduled meetings): Class meetings are in-person and have additional online activities.
• Online (scheduled meetings) & Online (no scheduled meetings): classes meet remotely with additional online activities required.