Course title
Paragraph Writing   [Paragraph Writing]
Course category	general education courses	Requirement		Credit	1
Department		Year	1～	Semester	Fall
Course type	Fall	Course code	01EL0302a
Instructor(s)
原田 奈穂子   [HARADA Naoko]
Facility affiliation	Graduate School of Engineering	Office		Email address

Course description

Course Outline: This course aims to help students learn the basic structure of an English paragraph.

Expected Learning

Objectives: ・ Students should learn the function of a topic sentence and how to write a paragraph. ・ Students should learn to use appropriate words, transitions and structures to write clearly and effectively. ・ Students should submit 3 to 5 assignments of paragraph writing, of around 100 to 200 words in length. It is recommended that students submit first and final drafts of each assignment.

Course schedule

Course Schedule: Class 1 Introduction, definitions, punctuation Class 2 Chronological order, process (Assignment 1) Class 3 Paragraphs(Topic Sentence, Supporting Sentences, Concluding Sentence) Class 4 Description, prepositions, examples (Assignment 2) Class 5 Process writing / Academic writing Class 6 Classification Class 7 Review / Plagiarism Class 8 Reasons (Assignment 3) Class 9 Cause and effect Class 10 Comparison and contrast Class 11 Essay writing, outline (Assignment 4) Class 12 Opinions Class 13 Graphs and numbers Class 14 Trial essay writing Class 15 Resume / Cover letter

Prerequisites

Required Text(s) and Materials

Writing Frontiers. Kinseido.

References

Assessment/Grading

Assessment Attendance: 15% (Students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive credit for the course.) Other Factors (Class Participation / Assignments / Quizzes / Final Exam / Term Paper) in total: 85%

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Lecture Language

Japanese

Language Subject

English

Last update

3/28/2018 10:58:05 AM