Writing for International Students (WRIT1001)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Languages & Cultures School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
External
Class hours
Lecture 1 Hour/ Week
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
General contact hours 3 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
WRIT1005
Restricted
WRIT1001 is designed to assist international and domestic undergraduate students who use English as a second language. It is not suitable for native speakers of English. The in-person or external course offering may be cancelled unless a minimum of 20 students enrol.
Assessment methods
Online module participation, Essay Plan, Complete Essay, Improving on generative AI essays
Course enquiries
Doctor Teresa Hsieh (Semester 1, Semester 2, St Lucia, External, In person, External)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
WRIT1001 is for undergraduate students who speak English as a second language, including international and certain domestic students. The course teaches a range of skills necessary to participate in academic life, including academic English, digital literacy, critical thinking, and citation and referencing. The course runs in a blended online and face to face format (with live online tutorials via Zoom for 'external' mode). Online content is hosted on UQ's edX learning platform, with weekly face to face workshops (via Zoom for 'external' mode). The online content introduces the steps for writing an argumentative essay, including developing and structuring an argument, planning, critical thinking and analysis, using and evaluating sources, editing and proofreading, and using corpora of academic language. In the tutorial workshops, students participate in activities and discussions to develop and practise these skills. The in-person or external course offering may be cancelled unless a minimum of 20 students enrol.
