Welcome to the Penn State Altoona Composition Program’s website for International Students and English Language Learners!
Visit the links above to learn about the special learning opportunities available only to International Students and English Language Learners at Penn State Altoona. We offer classes tailored to your needs, taught by experts in English Language and Academic Writing instruction.
What students have said:
“A great dedicated teacher who really cares about writing and does well preparing you for writing and composition properly.”
“The types of essays pushed me to write about topics I was both passionate about and wanted to learn more about, which made writing them more enjoyable.”
“This professor made excellent use of Canvas for communication with students, providing information regarding assignments, and making it an electronic submission course only (reducing paper consumption). Since all major papers had a required first draft, it made time management essential for assignments, and gave feedback to improve before the final draft was submitted.”
“Through the study of the article structure, I have learned how to write my essay in a more logical way.”
“This professor is simply the best. He gives chances to all students to express themselves and is extremely kind.”
“Teaching us about rhetoric strategies and writing skills, helping me write other courses’ essay, and I believe I will use these skills in my future college life.”
“The course makes me a high-performance writer.”
“It helped me a lot to learn about writing technical as well as non-technical research papers. It also helped me learn some new techniques in writing.”
“Helped me get better at writing essays.”
“The weekly modules and the amount of work given was good and made sure I understood the material well.”