| Course title | |||||
| Paragraph Writing [Paragraph Writing] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～4 | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 020239 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| ONWONA-AGYEMAN SIAW [ONWONA-AGYEMAN Siaw] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Course Outline: This course aims to help students learn the basic structures and components of an English paragraph. Students will write short compositions on a variety of topics in English. |
| Expected Learning |
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・Students should be able to learn about the structure of a paragraph. ・Students should learn to write cohesively and with maturity by analyzing a variety of model paragraphs and other tasks. ・Each student will be required to submit 3 to 5 assignments. |
| Course schedule |
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Detailed Course Outline Week 1: Course Introduction Week 2: Pre-writing Techniques Week 3: Cluster Approach (Exercises) Week 4: Writing with Maturity (Focus on Adjectives and Nouns) Week 5: Sentence and paragraph connectors Week 6: Paragraph Writing (Structure of a Paragraph) Week 7: Paragraph Writing (Topic Sentences) Week 8: Paragraph Writing (Supporting Sentences) Week 9: Paragraph Writing (Concluding Sentences) Week 10: Mid-Term Test Week 11: Summarizing Paragraphs Week 12: Captions for Figures Week 13: Captions for Tables Week 14: Review Week 15: Final Test |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Most of the reference materials are from three textbooks, but students are not required to buy them. TUAT-format writing sheets will be handed to students anytime an assignment is given. |
| References |
| It is advisable for students to bring an electronic dictionary to the class to help them check the meanings and spellings of words. |
| Assessment/Grading |
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Attendance: 15% Short Tests: 30% Final Exam: 55% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| This class will be taught in English only, so please be ready to participate actively. |
| Course keywords |
| Office hours |
| Fuchu Campus: Wednesdays 8:45 - 10:15, Koganei Campus: Thursdays 13:00 - 14:30. |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 10/4/2017 4:46:20 PM |