Course title
Paragraph Writing   [Paragraph Writing]
Course category general education courses  Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 1  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01EL0302c
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
・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
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
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
3/30/2018 1:17:02 PM