| Course title | |||||
| Essay Writing [Essay Writing] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 01EL0304j | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| ONWONA-AGYEMAN SIAW [ONWONA-AGYEMAN Siaw] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| This course aims to develop students’ writing skills so that they can write clear and cohesive texts which convey their ideas in English. Students will focus on essay writing on a variety of topics. |
| Expected Learning |
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Objectives: ・ Students should learn how to write a variety of essays, such as expository, argumentative, descriptive, and compare and contrast. ・ Students should learn how to write effective introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions. ・ Students should learn to organize and express their ideas clearly and logically. ・ Students should learn to support their ideas with outside sources, such as books, magazines and Internet articles. Students should learn how to quote/paraphrase/summarize in order to avoid plagiarism. ・ Students should submit 3-5 writing assignments in the course of the semester. |
| Course schedule |
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Students will gain a practical understanding of basic academic writing skills. They will also analyze a variety of model essays and submit three pieces of written work. Below is a prospective outline of the course. Week 1: Course Introduction Week 2: Pre-writing Techniques Week 3: Writing with maturity (II) Week 4: Paragraph Structure 1: Topic Sentences Week 5: Paragraph Structure 2: Supporting Sentences Week 6: Paragraph Structure 3: Concluding Sentences Week 7: Essay Types Week 8: Essay Structure 1: Introduction Week 9: Essay Structure 2: Body Paragraphs and Conclusion Week 10: Combining sentences Week 11: Paraphrasing and Summarizing Week 12: Academic Report Writing Week 13: " Week 14: Review Week 15: Final Exam |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| There are no required textbooks for this course. |
| References |
| Please bring a learner’s dictionary of English (e.g. Oxford, Collins Cobuild, Longman etc.). |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Attendance: 15% (students must attend at least 2/3 of the course in order to receive a credit, Short Tests = 40%, Final Test= 50% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| This class will be held in English be prepared to participate actively. |
| Course keywords |
| Office hours |
| Fuchu Campus: Wednesday Period 1, Koganei Campus: Thursday Period 3. |
| Remarks 1 |
| Remarks 2 |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 7/19/2017 7:41:50 PM |