82-723 Strategies for Academic English

6 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Through whole-class workshops and individualized consultations, students in this course will strengthen their academic literacy practices across disciplinary situations. Students will learn how to interpret the expectations of new academic genres and make effective rhetorical and pragmatic choices based on audience, purpose, and context. Using texts drawn from their concurrent coursework—such as research articles, proposals, literature reviews, conference presentations, and seminar papers—students will practice analyzing scholarly writing, synthesizing complex sources, and communicating with clarity and professional awareness. Emphasis is placed on transferable strategies that can be applied across evolving academic and professional situations. By the end of the semester, students will have developed personalized, research-informed strategies that they can adapt to new academic and professional situations.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026

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