Does the English Department offer courses in composition?
No, but the Writing Centre does. For course descriptions, see the Arts and Science Calendar. Most of our first-year English courses include training in the writing of critical essays; the English Department recommends that all instructors of ENGL 110 or 112 devote about 3 weeks of class time (or the equivalent thereof) to teaching compositional skills. (For information on the English Department’s recommended grammar and composition handbook, see also Handbooks, below.
No, but the Writing Centre does. For course descriptions, see the Arts and Science Calendar. Most of our first-year English courses include training in the writing of critical essays; the English Department recommends that all instructors of ENGL 100 devote about 3 weeks of class time (or the equivalent thereof) to teaching compositional skills.