| Course title | |||||
| Essay Writing [Essay Writing] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 01EL0304a | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 原田 奈穂子 [HARADA Naoko] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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Course Outline: 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 different essay types, 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 newspapers, books, magazines, and Internet articles. Students should learn how to quote/paraphrase/summarize, use in-text citation and create a Works Cited list in order to avoid plagiarism. ・ Students should submit 2 to 3 assignments of essay writing, each of three to five paragraphs (around 400 to 500 words) in length. It is recommended that students submit first and final drafts of assignments. (Note that teachers should grade and provide written feedback for each final task; teacher feedback on first drafts is optional.) |
| Course schedule |
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Course Schedule: Class 1 Introduction Class 2 Paragraph Structure 1 Class 3 Paragraph Structure 2/ First Essay Class 4 Paragraph Structure 3 Class 5 Essay Writing 1: Thesis statement/ Peer Editing 1 Class 6 Essay Writing 2: Outline/ Revision of First Essay Class 7 Essay Writing 3: Persuasive Essays Class 8 Essay Writing 4/ Second Essay Class 9 Essay Writing 4: Comparisons Class 10 Essay Writing 5/ Peer Editing 2 Class 11 Essay Writing 6: Classification/ Revision of Second Essay Class 12 Academic Writing 1: Tables and figures Class 13 Academic Writing 2: Citations Class 14 Final Essay/ Peer Editing 3 Class 15 Trial Essay Writing |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| From Paragraph to Essay. Nan’un-do. |
| References |
| Reference materials and books will be introduced in class. |
| Assessment/Grading |
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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% (Details will be explained in class.) |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 3/28/2018 10:14:04 AM |