A community-engaged English composition course is building more confident writers
Piper Bailey I UCLA
While it might seem incongruous for an introductory writing class to be built around community engagement, a UCLA course led by Tara Prescott-Johnson is just that — with benefits for both UCLA students and local nonprofits.
Prescott-Johnson, a UCLA continuing lecturer, has taught English Composition, Rhetoric, and Language in one form or another since 2011 — and she began including a community engagement component three years later. Ever since, the class has been building Bruins’ writing skills and confidence while immersing them in the operations of local nonprofits.
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Photo caption: Tara Prescott-Johnson (center) at the California Science Center with Samantha Calva and Evelyn Cuxeva-Ortega, students in the winter 2024 edition of her English composition course.
Photo courtesy of Samantha Calva.