ESL - Writing Programs

Andrew Lavin, UCLA Ph.D. in Philosophy

I got a lot out of the Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy program. I got a chance to design course elements like assignments and rubrics, to see alternatives, and to refine my own tools and assignments. I got to engage...

Brandon Goenawan

Coming into college, I was so uncertain about my writing abilities. However, going to the Undergraduate Writing Center for assistance throughout my undergraduate journey, whether it was for my STEM research papers or my humanities-based assignments, always allowed me to...

Dr. Alexandra Verini, Assistant Professor of English, Ashoka University

The Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy helped me hone my teaching of writing, but it also strengthened my pedagogy more broadly. Being able to speak knowledgeably about writing helped me during my job search, and in my current position, I...

Isabella Richards

I found the Undergraduate Writing Center to be a very helpful and easily accessible service. I visited the UWC one time during the two quarters I was on campus, but I decided to visit again virtually during the Spring 2020...

Jiaming Guo

I would like to express my greatest gratitude for the help I received in ESL 310, Pronunciation for International Teaching Assistants, in Winter Quarter 2021. I served as a TA for the same statistics course in both winter and spring...

Melissa Goodnight, UCLA Ph.D. in Education, Assistant Professor in Global Studies at University of Illinois

The Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy and TAing in writing programs was a wonderful opportunity for me and definitely was something that my current program thought was valuable in their decision-making around my hire. I use my experiences with structuring...

Nicolette Gelnak

Though English Composition 130A (Professional Writing: Digital Writing and Web Literacy) was the first writing course I took at UCLA, it absolutely exceeded my expectations. The course readings and weekly assignments were not only interesting, but were immediately applicable to...

Sneha Thirkannad

I was lucky enough to take English Composition 134C, and I loved it. The small class size allowed for in-depth discussions of the incredibly complex climate catastrophe and not only showed me the drastic nature of the problem, but also...

Teddy Rosenbluth

During my interview for The Los Angeles Magazine internship, the recruiter asked if I had experience writing on a deadline, editing experience and if I regularly read magazine articles. Because of my experience in English Composition 138-Essays in Nonfiction Journalism,...