ADVANCED ENGLISH WRITING

This course is designed for students who have experience writing in English at the paragraph-level. It will focus on guiding these students through the processes involved in creating coherent, organized, and well-supported multi-paragraph compositions. Students will learn some key academic writing skills, including a variety of patterns of organization, which they will be able to apply in a broad range of writing contexts. In addition, students will be encouraged to view writing as a collaborative and recursive process, with feedback and revision being central to the production of effective compositions.

General learning goals: 1. Develop students’ confidence in their ability to write extended prose in English. 2. Improve students’ written vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure. 3. Introduce students to the major kinds of academic essay writing (e.g. persuasive, compare-contrast, problem-solution) and more practical forms of written English (e.g. reviews, business letters, emails).

Classroom Policies Plagiarism and Cheating Plagiarism is presenting the ideas or words of another person as your own. This class has a ZERO TOLERANCE policy on cheating. Students who steal the work of others and attempt to pass it off as their own will immediately receive a failing grade in the course. The rule is simple: do not copy information from Internet sources, printed texts or other students. Assignments I do not accept late assignments (except in the most extreme circumstances). Assignments submitted late - without good reason - will be deducted 3 percentage points per day. If there is a valid reason that you think your assignment might be late, you must contact me before the due date. English This class has an English-only policy. Frequent use of Korean will result in point deductions. It is OK to make small mistakes when speaking or asking questions!!! Do not be shy. Cell phones and Class Etiquette All cell phones must be switched off or turned to manner mode before coming to class. Students will have 1 point deducted from their final score each time they use cell phone, leave class without explanation, apply make-up, or show general disrespect during class. Texts Required texts and notebook must be brought to every class. All supplementary materials must be kept in a binder or folder and stored for future reference.

In order to receive a passing grade in this course you must: Satisfactorily complete all class work and assignments on time. Appropriate penalties will apply to all work submitted late. Attend a minimum of at least 2/3 of prescribed classes. Those who miss further classes without providing a doctor’s note (not a prescription) or a valid reason will get an F grade.

This course will provide students with valuable preparation for the written components of the TOEIC, TOEFL and IELTS tests. In addition, students will learn about more practical forms of written English - including e-mails, business letters and reviews - which will assist them in applying for jobs, conducting business correspondence, expressing opinions, and making travel arrangements.