Writing Resources for SPH Students

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							                                      Writing Resources for SPH Students

Basic Writing Skills: Grammar, Punctuation, Sentence Structure, ESL or ESOL

            School                 Classes Offered                       Contact                             Other Info
University of Houston           Grammar and Writing        Shirley Sheridan Manager,        Registration forms available at:
Division of Continuing                                     Registration and Information     https://casew.uh.edu/wconnect/ace/
Education and Extension: ESL                               713.743.1190, ssheridan@uh.edu
Program
Rice University School of       Intensive English          Language Programs                For more information go to:
Continuing Studies              Program and Evening        Rice University                  http://www.scs.rice.edu/scs/
ESL Program                     English Program            713.348.4019, esl@rice.edu       and click on English as a Second Language
University of Houston-          Coursework in reading,     Gail Kellesberger                The English Language Institute is an
Downtown, English Language      writing, grammar,          713.221.8047                     intensive daytime program that emphasizes
Institute                       listening and speaking                                      preparation for university academic studies.
                                                                                            For more information go to:
                                                                                            http://www.uhd.edu/prospective/continuinge
                                                                                            d/eli/main.htm
UTHSC School of Public          Thesis/Dissertation        Helena Vonville, Director
Health Library                  Proposals, Style,          Helena.M.Vonville@uth.tmc.edu    http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/library/default.a
                                Grammar and Language                                        spx?id=3261
                                Usage


Composition: Paragraph Structure, Basic Research Paper Structure, etc.
            School                   Classes Offered                     Contact                              Other Info
San Jacinto College South       Intro, Intermediate, and   Joan Mauldin, Coordinator        13735 Beamer Road, Houston, TX 77089
English for Speakers of Other   Advanced Writing and       Language Skills Dept.            (This school is located near Pearland, a
Languages                       Grammar,                   713.922.3456                     twenty minute drive, so only students living
                                Into/Advanced              Admissions 281.484.1900          in this area would probably be interested in
                                Developmental              Ext. 3432                        this program.)
                                Composition for Non-
                                Native Speakers
 University of Houston-         English Grammar and      Enrollment Services                      Students will be able to audit courses at UH-
 Downtown                       Composition courses as   713.222.8519 or                          Downtown. To audit a course is to enroll in a
                                well as Environmental    Alana Galleaud, Admissions               course on a non-credit basis. Students
                                Writing and Science      Coordinator, 713.221.8423                auditing courses pay regular tuition and all
                                Writing                  http://www.dt.uh.edu/                    other application fees.
 University of Houston System   English Grammar and      U of H system website:                   6 area campuses located throughout the
                                Composition courses      http://www.uhsa.uh.edu/                  Houston metro area
                                (varies by campus        links to area campuses provided
                                location)                here.
 Houston Community College      English Grammar and      All admission and registration           7 area campuses located throughout the
 System                         Composition courses      information located online at:           Houston metro area
                                                         http://www.hccs.cc.tx.us/portal/site/h
                                                         cc

Online resources:

 Purdue University Online       Research Skills and      http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research
 Writing Lab                    resources and the
                                writing of research
                                papers
 American Medical Writers       Writing workshops        http://www.amwasouthwest.org
 Association (AMWA)
 Southwest Chapter
 ONLINE-LEARNING.com            Professional Technical   http://www.online-learning.com
                                Writing and Business
                                Writing
 Computer Software:             Can download free        Grammar Expert Plus helps by checking your writing for thousands of
 Grammar Expert Plus            trial and purchase       common grammatical errors. Syntax errors, wordy phrases, vague modifiers,
                                online at:               capitalization, and possessive errors are among the types of corrections made
                                http://www.wintertree-   by this program. A thesaurus is included, and the program also comes with a
                                software.com/app/gra     built-in mini word-processor. Also included are tools that count words and
                                mxp/                     sentences, and measure average word and sentence length. There is also a
                                                         chart that you can use to compare your writing with representative texts
                                                         ranging from grade-school primers to Ph.D. theses.
Scientific Technical Writing: Writing Skills appropriate for a thesis or dissertation related to professional
fields.

          School              Classes                  Contact                                        OtherInfo
    University of        Online courses:    UH Downtown: One Main            Steps on registration, application, etc. at
    Houston System       Professional,      Street Houston, Texas 77002      http://www.advancement.uh.edu/distance/ (Students will
    Distance Education   Advanced, and      (713) 221-8522 Web site:         need to associated with a UH campus, I recommend U of
                         Business and       http://www.uhd.edu/              H Downtown, since Student Affairs has a contact person
                         Technical                                           with them.)
                         Writing
    Houston              Online courses     Distance Education Office 713-   Steps on registration, application, etc. at
    Community            ranging from       718-5275                         http://distance.hccs.edu/de-counseling/continuing-
    College System       English            Angela Foote                     education.htm
    Distance Education   Composition to     Counselor, Distance Education
                         Technical Report   Phone: 713-718-7014 Fax:
                         Writing            713-718-5388 Email:
                                            foote_a@hccs.cc.tx.us
    American Medical    Writing             http://www.amwasouthwest.org     Yearly conference, writing resources available online:
    Writers Association workshops                                            http://www.amwasouthwest.org/Resources/resources.htm
    (AMWA),
    Southwest Chapter
    ONLINE-LEARNING.com                     Professional Technical Writing   http://www.online-learning.com/
                                            and Business Writing
 

						
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