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01:356:156
English For Academic Purposes II: Academic Writing In The United States
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01:356:155 · English as a Second Language · School 01 — New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers describes 01:356:155 as a 4.5-credit course for learners of English as an additional language, studying culture and communication through cultural studies, sociology, language studies, fiction, poetry and personal narratives. Students create a multimodal portrait connecting an author’s cultural identity and communication, plus a self-portrait about their own linguistic and cultural journeys.
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SIRS · 1,329 responses · 2016–2025
Spring 2027
1 open in snapshot · 1 instructor
When it meets
Livingston
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AI-generated overview
3 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
The course description names texts from cultural studies, sociology, language studies, fiction, poetry and personal narrative.
Students study how an author’s cultural identity relates to communication across different texts.
The department describes a detailed multimodal author portrait and a self-portrait reflecting on each student’s linguistic and cultural journey. This is a course-project arc, not a week-by-week order.
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Rutgers "English for Academic Purposes I" "01:356:155" syllabus
1 open · Livingston
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.65
Course quality
4.59
Response rate
77.4%
Coverage
115 offerings · 2016–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akey Anthony | 14 | 4.79 | 4.70 |
| Qisi Zhang | 10 | 4.65 | 4.47 |
| Montesion Mark | 9 | 4.72 | 4.67 |
| Desorbo Natalie | 6 | 4.92 | 4.85 |
| Natalie Desorbo | 6 | 4.88 | 4.80 |
| Slovick Sharon | 6 | 3.90 | 4.00 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
4.5
Current campuses
Livingston
Current availability
1 open of 1
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring
Core codes
AHq
Loaded terms
5
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