» Instruction

The Center offers undergraduate writing courses, oral presentation courses for non-native speakers, and interactive workshops and presentations on effective writing, speaking, and pedagogy.

Writing classes (primarily for undergraduates)

http://pr.caltech.edu/catalog/courses/listing/en.html

• En 1ab. English as a Second Language
• En 2. Basic English Composition
• En 84. Writing Science

ESL - English as a Second Language (primarily for international graduate students and post-docs)

http://pr.caltech.edu/catalog/courses/listing/esl.html

• ESL 101 ab. Oral Communication and Pronunciation
• ESL 102. Advanced Spoken English for Academic Purposes
• ESL 103. English in Everyday Life
• ESL 104. Pronunciation Improvement and Accent Reduction
• ESL 105. Oral Presentation and Public Speaking
• ESL 106. Writing Seminar.

Workshops & Presentations

Topics have included: * Writing Successful Personal Statements for Professional School * How to Produce a Winning SURF Proposal * Communicating SURF Progress * Techniques for Collaborative Learning

Watch this page for workshop announcements.
Contact the Director to discuss ideas for workshops on any writing issues.

The Center also offers workshops on technical writing topics and oral presentation, to support the science communication requirement in the options.

Other instructional activities

The Center collaborates with the International Student Programs office on Conversation Partners, a project that links non-native English speakers with native speakers for weekly conversation practice in one or both speakers' languages. For more information, contact us.

Questions? Comments? Contact us at writingcenter@caltech.edu.