This course aims at enhancing students’ academic writing skills. The course provides both theoretical and practical bases for the students to master different types of skills needed for effective writing in an academic context. The course helps students to build on their writing strengths and learn how to remedy their weaknesses through constructive feedback.
Software Engineering 132 CRs
Oshima, A., Hogue, A., & Ravitch, L. (2014). Longman academic writing series: Essays. Pearson Education
| content serial | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Course Aim, Course outlines, Course Orientation + free writing workshop |
| 2 | Different types of sentences + pre-writing stages |
| 3 | Paragraph Structure + guided practice |
| 4 | Unity and Coherence + guided practice |
| 5 | Quiz 1 (graded workshop) + Academic Essay: introduction |
| 6 | Academic Essay: introduction (cont.) + guided practice |
| 7 | 7th week Assessment |
| 8 | Academic Essay: body and conclusion |
| 9 | Essay writing practice + Process Essay |
| 10 | Cause/effect Essay + guided practice |
| 11 | Compare/Contrast Essay + guided practice |
| 12 | 12th week assessment + introducing final writing assignment |
| 13 | Paraphrasing, summarizing and source documentation |
| 14 | Argumentative Essay + guided practice |
| 15 | Final writing assignment (workshop) |
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