English
Writing Program: Welcome
Welcome to the Writing Program at LaGuardia Community College! We are delighted that you have decided to begin your college education at LaGuardia Community College. All students at LaGuardia Community College study the art and skill of writing in a series of composition courses. Later, many students choose to take literature elective courses to fulfill liberal arts course requirements in their major.
Most courses in college involve intensive writing, whether in the form of research papers, response papers, essay exams, writing for the web, creative writing, or lab reports. To be successful in college, you will need to know how to generate ideas for writing, how to draft your papers, and how to work through the revision and editing processes for a polished final essay. Learning good writing skills depends on a study of the form and content of academic writing and time to practice those skills. Once you graduate, you will continue to use writing in your future education, in your career, and in your personal life. Our mission is to help you learn to be a successful writer in each of these areas.
Writing courses at LaGuardia Community College help you to learn about the process of writing-from brainstorming ideas to polishing-in a supportive and student-centered environment. You will have the opportunity to receive comments on your writing from your instructor and from other students in the class.
In the Department of English at LaGuardia, we also believe that good writers are good readers. Accordingly, you will have the opportunity to read articles, essays, novels, plays, blogs, and other texts. You will also learn how to research and find academically appropriate sources in the library and on the web. You will learn how to use texts like these, along with personal narrative, to support your arguments.
We hope that you have a wonderful experience in your writing courses.
If you have any questions, please feel free to visit the Department of English and see one of the Directors of Composition during our weekly office hours:
- Prof. Linda Chandler
- Phone 718.482.5910
- Office: E103 CC
- e-mail: lchandler@lagcc.cuny.edu
- Dr. J. Elizabeth Clark
- Phone: 718.482.5665
- Office: E-103 CC
- e-mail: lclark@lagcc.cuny.edu
- Dr. Heidi Johnsen
- Phone 718.482.5663
- Office: E103 P
- e-mail:hjohnsen@lagcc.cuny.edu