Is there any sense in writing courses?

I am not a native English speaker. From time to time people at university and at work correct my tiny mistakes, and (quite rarely,) horrible attempts to be like native speaker, and create my own words in essays. I wonder where can I find writing courses for native speakers (or everyone).

What`s your opinion? Is it worthy?
Do you know courses of that kind?
Is it possible to teach someone creative writing, or at least to think like a native speaker?

There's really no such thing as a class that can teach you not to make the more subtle kinds of ESL mistakes you're talking about.

Probably your best bet would be to tell your NES friends to correct you instead of doing the "polite" thing and ignoring your minor mistakes.

People don't usually interrupt someone to point out minor ESL mistakes if your English is good enough to be understood.

Incidentally, these are exactly the kinds of idiomatic mistakes that make (even some otherwise very good) ESL writing so easily recognizable as ESL, especially by NES educators. If there were a class to teach that kind of thing, it wouldn't be a class intended for NES writers, because those just aren't the kinds of mistakes that NES writers typically make.

Instead, it would have to be a well-designed class specifically intended for high-level ESL writers and it would be deliberately designed around the specific types of mistakes that even very fluent ESL writers still make, such as adding articles like "the" where they don't belong and omitting them where they do belong. English is highly idiomatic and many idioms contradict what you might think is logical or consistent with other rules of English.

Just tell your friends to let you know anytime you make a mistake.

@pollyplamer
Agreed with the prior comment.

Coming back to this to remind others to not be shy when other people attempt to correct you; this is how you are able to learn. There are certain nuances that cannot simply be taught by writing courses. Simply learning the language doesn't give you the equivalency of a native speaker's tongue, especially because you did not grow up in the environment they were brought up in. In these instances, your best bet would always be to just accept offers from other people, learn from your own mistakes, and try harder the next time around.

Writing courses are there for two purposes. The first is to help you learn how to write. The second, is to help you develop your own writing style. So, is there any sense to writing courses? Actually, there are a number of benefits to enrolling in such a course aside from the 2 previously mentioned. One of the benefits of joining a writing course is that it helps you build your English thinking and speaking skills. It is easier for some to learn the English language, and to become fluent in speaking it by first, writing in the language. By enrolling in a writing course, you will develop your English vocabulary and also sharpen your spoken skills. It is easier to spot your grammar mistakes in written, rather than oral form. In the written form, you can always delete and correct the mistake, or improve the written presentation based upon what you are thinking about writing. There is less embarrassment to be had by having someone correct your written mistakes rather than your spoken errors. If you have the chance to enroll in a writing course, I suggest you go for it. You can only reap benefits from the class that will lead to better self development on your part.