- Course Description
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.
- Course Objectives
To produce students capable of effectively communicating challenging and complex ideas in written English form. Students will be required to tailor their written reports to the needs of the assigned reader audience (selected by the instructor). In addition, there will be opportunities for students to exchange written communications with other L2 users of English.
- Teachnig Method
This course will be conducted in accordance with university rules regarding attendance, participation, etc.
- Textbook
- Assessment
- Requiments
This course is open only to sophomores and above. Freshmen are prohibited from participating in this class.
- Practical application of the course
Students seeking to develop their ability to effectively communicate via written English will find this course useful. Emphasis is on the development of not only writing skills, but the ability to empathize with the reader so as to properly tailor the written message to the ability of the reader to comprehend it. The intent is to equip students to effectively communicate via written English with both native (L1) and non-native (L2) English readers.
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