Writing In The Disciplines Emphasis

Teaching Preparation Seminar:

Writing in the Disciplines. Seminar, two hours. Required of all teaching assistants for Writing II courses not exempt by appropriate departmental or program training and open to students seeking a Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy. Training focused on composition pedagogy, assessment of student writing, guidance of revision process, and specialized writing problems that may occur in disciplinary contexts. Practical concerns of creating assignments, marking and grading essays, and conducting peer reviews and conferences. S/U grading. Please note that English 495B is currently the only course on campus that can be used as a substitute for EC 495E.

Supervised Teaching of Writing in the Disciplines:

Mentorship course. Requisite: course 495E. Required of all teaching assistants for Writing II courses not exempt by appropriate departmental or program training. Mentoring conferences and teaching observations, with focus on student-centered pedagogy, assessment of student writing, guidance of revision process, and specialized writing problems that may occur in disciplinary contexts. Practical concerns of creating assignments, marking and grading essays, and conducting peer reviews and conferences. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.

Teaching Preparation Seminar:

Second Language Learners.  Seminar, three hours. Required of all English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching assistants and open to students seeking a Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy. Focus on pedagogical issues specifically related to academic reading and composition skills for second language learners, including course design, assessment of student writing, conferencing, and specialized problems that may occur in teaching English as a Second Language courses. S/U grading.

Supervised Teaching of Second Language Learners:

Mentorship course. Requisite: course 495A. Required of all ESL teaching assistants each quarter in which they are assigned to teach ESL courses. Focus on composition pedagogy, writing course design, assessment of student writing, and specialized problems that may occur in teaching ESL. S/U grading. Please note that if you have already taken EC 495S, EC 495B can be counted as 2 additional units toward the certificate.

Supervised Teaching of Writing in the Disciplines:

Mentorship course. Requisite: course 495E. Required of all teaching assistants for Writing II courses not exempt by appropriate departmental or program training. Mentoring conferences and teaching observations, with focus on student-centered pedagogy, assessment of student writing, guidance of revision process, and specialized writing problems that may occur in disciplinary contexts. Practical concerns of creating assignments, marking and grading essays, and conducting peer reviews and conferences. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.

Teaching Preparation Seminar – Clusters:

Seminar, two hours. Required of all GE Clusters teaching assistants in their first quarter with Clusters. Training focused on student-centered pedagogy, reflective teaching, composition pedagogy, assessment of student writing, guidance of revision process, and specialized teaching issues that may occur in the Clusters context. Practical concerns of lesson planning, discussion leading, responding to and grading essays, and conducting peer reviews and conferences. S/U grading.

Teaching Preparation – Writing-Intensive Seminar Development:

Seminar, two hours. Required of all GE Clusters teaching assistants in the quarter prior to their first Clusters seminar and open to students seeking the Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy. Training focused on developing a writing-intensive seminar with emphasis on identifying course objectives, choosing appropriate readings, sequencing and scaffolding curriculum, drafting integrated assignments, and foregrounding writing in a discipline-specific context. Production of a syllabus for a seminar that satisfies UCLA’s Writing II requirement. S/U grading.

Supervised Teaching of Clusters Seminar:

Mentorship course. Prerequisite: course 495N. Required of all GE Clusters teaching assistants teaching their first Clusters seminar. Mentoring conferences and teaching observations, with focus on student-centered pedagogy, assessment of student writing, guidance of revision process, and specialized writing problems that may occur in disciplinary and Clusters contexts. Practical concerns of creating assignments, responding to and grading essays, and conducting peer reviews and conferences. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.