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"Thank you for your nice courses. All are well arranged, appropriate, and new to me to a large extent. I enjoyed them very much, feeling my writing skills progressed a lot. My instructor was very kind and generous in his frequent responses. I hope you continue to prepare successful distance learning courses for us. These are really life-long education."
- A middle-aged Japanese doctor

Improve your written English language skills in science and industry contexts!
Beginning English for Writing in Science and Industry (ESCI 160) is the first course in the English for Writing in Science and Industry series. This course focuses on vocabulary and grammar used in defining, explaining processes and procedures, and presenting data. Final individualized project may be an instructions, procedure, or specifications document.

ESCI 160 is an intensive, interactive online course with:

  • Interactive skill-building exercises
  • Short assignments to be sent via e-mail
  • Individualized and detailed help from a University of Washington instructor
This course is designed for non-native speakers of English who work in or are studying scientific or technical fields and want to improve their English. They may also be taken by native speakers who wish to improve their writing in technical documents.

Anyone may take this course, and it is accessible from anywhere in the world.



Skills
  • Gain control of grammar and vocabulary in technical writing.


  • Learn to define, explain processes and procedures, and present data.


  • Become a better editor of your writing.


  • Learn stylistic conventions of technical documents.
Location
Online
Noncredit   ·   5 CEUs
Dates
2009
Summer June 22-Aug 21
Autumn Sep 30-Dec 11

2010
Winter Jan 4-Mar 12
Spring March 29-June 4
Summer June 21-Aug 20
Tuition               $690