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Certified Courses

SpeakWrite™ Certified Courses

Courses that have been SpeakWrite™ certified by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences foster effective communication skills by:

        • Emphasizing informal and formal modes of communication
        • Teaching discipline-specific communication techniques
        • Using a process-based approach to learning that provides opportunities for feedback and revision
        • Basing a substantial portion of the final grade on successful spoken and/or written performance 
        • Using questions related to purpose, audience, conventions, and trouble spots (PACT) to guide effective speaking and writing.
    A list of certified courses can be downloaded as an Excel file (which will open in a new window).  The list will be updated regularly.  Simply check the file name for the date (e.g., 2020_06_22_SpeakWrite_Certified.xlsx is an Excel file updated on June 22, 2020).