The Academic English Program (AEP) provides courses for UW students whose test results indicate that they need to improve their English proficiency.

The Academic English Program offers the following courses:


English 101: Writing from Sources I

ENGL 101 is the first of three reading/writing courses for students admitted to UW with an English language requirement. Academic readings from different disciplines will provide opportunities for noticing lexis and grammar. Students discuss the topic of the reading, receiving feedback on their use of structures and lexis. They write short responses to the type of questions that might be asked on exams related to the readings. The focus is on sentence-level issues related to structure and lexis.

• ENGL 101 is a 2-hour, 10-credit course
• If you are enrolled in English 101, you are not allowed to register for more than 18 credits.

English 102: Writing from Sources II

ENGL 102 is the second course in the three-course sequence. In this course, students will develop paragraph level responses to academic readings (such as those found in textbooks, newspaper articles, journal articles and research reports). Academic readings will be analyzed and various rhetorical styles will be practiced to improve organization and competence in writing.


English 103: Writing from Sources III

ENGL 103 is the last course in the three-course sequence. In this course, students will learn and practice reading, writing, and critical thinking strategies they need to develop researched, organized, and correctly documented papers using academic sources. Students will be introduced to library research skills for finding a variety of sources.

Linked English 103 and English 131:

These linked courses are available to students who have both an English 103 and an English 131 requirement, and are designed to support the reading and writing coursework requirements of English 131. English 103 will help increase students' academic grammar and vocabulary proficiency in reading and writing, and improve students' academic writing skills with a focus on critical thinking, integration of reading and writing, and common rhetorical patterns that are covered in 131. Add codes for the linked courses are available from Dina Johnson at dinajohn@u.washington.edu.


English 104: Academic Listening and Note-taking for Non-Native speakers

Students learn to actively listen to and comprehend academic lectures and to take, use and access notes on those lectures. This entails the ability to recognize spoken rhetorical cues and organizational patterns, and to analyze and synthesize content, viewpoint and inferences critically. Students demonstrate these skills through selecting appropriate answers or writing well-formed, accurate, and comprehensible short-answer and short-essay answers. Lectures are modeled on standard undergraduate lectures on general topics related to the humanities, social, and physical sciences.


English 105: Academic English for International Teaching Assistants

This course is designed specifically for International Teaching Assistants who will be teaching at the University of Washington. The main objectives are to develop language production skills, lesson planning and presentation skills, and TA-student interaction skills related to classroom teaching. Language production skills include pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary usage. Lesson presentation skills include organization and presentation of lessons. TA-student interaction skills include initiating classroom interaction, responding to questions, and comprehending spoken English.