ENGL 210JTechnical Editing
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- English
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course will introduce students to practices and tools of technical editing, such as language and format editing, verification and fact-checking, style guide consistency, discourse appropriateness, and the use of profession-specific software.
Prerequisites
- Students must be in level 2A or higher
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3950 | 29 / 40 | MW 11:30–12:50 |
Reviewed on UW Flow
85% liked it61% easy64% useful
From 13 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Intro video for F25 just got released and it's literally a bunch of AI images with voiceover. His website also uses AI. If you're an English professor teaching students how to analyze text and craft arguments aka the value of your own creative processes, I'm sorry but this is disgraceful. Waiting til another prof teaches it
Sep 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Relatively easy course but don't ask for detailed feedback as you won't get it.
Dec 2024 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
The course covers a lot of useful information regarding technical editing and the assignments were pretty helpful as well in terms of getting to practice the elements of technical editing we were learning about. The work was straightforward enough, but I did find the lectures to be pretty boring so I didn't pay attention or speak in class and lost out on participation marks lol.
Sep 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Assignments could be better. The class provided extensive knowledge and tips for cleaning up writing and learning to write in various contexts and to various audiences.
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Took this course online with Christin Wright-Taylor. It was taught asynchronously. Besides weekly discussions 3 exercises (2 grammar exercises, 1 twitter rewrite) and 3 editing assignments. The assignments were all editing assignments and were actually interesting. Very useful as I learned how to edit different texts. There were some readings but they weren't necessary. You just need to find and read certain parts of the readings to do well on assignments.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
6 posts and comments in 6 threads mention ENGL 210J, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2022
Has anyone taken these courses: ENGL 210E, 210J, 392B, 472? 4 points, 2 comments
u/YoghurtFinal1845: “… I asked my academic advisor and they listed these courses: ENGL 210E, 210J, 392B, 472. Has anyone taken these courses? …”
Fall 2020
Textbooks + Tips - ENGL 292, ENGL 210J, FR 192A, HRM 301, SPCOM 399, & LS 291 2 points, 0 comments
u/chaps_singh: “Appreciate any advice or experiences with the above courses, and if anyone has test banks or a textbook, HMU! Thanks folks!”
Winter 2020
Which professional writing course is less ass? ENGL 210E or 210J? PLZ HELP FELLOW ENGL MAJORS!! 3 points, 4 comments
u/bananamilk7: “… \- ENGL 210J Technical Editing This course will introduce students to practices and tools of technical editing, such as language and format editing, verification and fact-checking, style guide consistency, discourse appropriateness, and the use of profession-specific software.”
Winter 2019
ENGL 210J or ENGL 408A 4 points, 0 comments
u/crysgome: “Has anyone taken either of these classes? If so, how were they?”
Has anyone taken ENGL 210J before? 3 points, 1 comment
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
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