Extradepartmental - Offered continuously over 1st and 2nd Terms in the Fall and again over 3rd and 4th terms in the Spring.  Grade of Pass/Fail given at end of 2nd term for the Fall course and 4th term for the Spring course.   

Dates and Times: Saturdays and Sundays - 1/28 & 1/29, 2/25 & 2/26, and 4/14 & 4/15 - 10:30-4:20  (with a lunch break) 

* Please note that during the 2011-2012 academic year, this class is offered twice, in the Fall and in the Spring. You may choose to register in either fall or spring. However, in the Fall, you must register for both 1st and 2nd terms as the class meets from September to November; in the Spring, register in both 3rd and 4th terms as classes meet from January thru April.

ENROLLMENT MAXIMUM PER CLASS: 15 students    

Offered FREE OF CHARGE only to enrolled degree-seeking students in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Instructor:  Hong-Smith, Vicki (0 units)

Consent of Student Affairs is required.

For consent, contact Steve Bazzetta at sbazzett@jhsph.edu 

PRIOR TO REQUESTING CONSENT, please take this self-assessment tool to gauge whether this course will meet your academic needs. 

This course is mainly for students whose first language is not American English and/or whose higher education experience in U.S. institutions is limited. The main foci of this course include basic formats and expectations, cultural and linguistic sensitivity, correct source usage to avoid plagiarism, documentation styles and application, global and local writing issues, common grammar issues and other relevant issues in academic communication in English. If time permits, writing an outline for a short oral presentation or an abstract of one’s paper/article may be incorporated.

The course is offered as one course over 1st and 2nd terms as well as 3rd and 4th terms, on Saturdays and Sundays.  During each class meeting, a morning lecture will be followed by an application activity in the afternoon.

This is a non-credit Pass/Fail course but requires regular attendance and completion of assignments. All students must officially register in the course.