| Course title | |||||
| Essay Writing [Essay Writing] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 2～ | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 01EL0304a | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 原田 奈穂子 [HARADA Naoko] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Building on the writing skills and knowledge learned in the Paragraph Writing course, this class aims to advance students’ writing skills by developing paragraphs into cohesive and coherent essays. Students will learn how to shape their arguments into essays through the process of outlining ideas, creating essay drafts, and revising the texts into stronger arguments. The classes are formed according to the degree of students’ English proficiency and advancement. This course is offered as an intermediate writing course in the English curriculum of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. |
| Expected Learning |
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1) Students should be able to compose a variety of essays such as informative, argumentative, and comparative essays. 2) Students should understand parts of an essay and learn to make the introduction to attract readers’ interest, the body to develop specific ideas, and the conclusion to wrap up the entire argument. Thus, they should be able to convey their ideas as cohesive essays. 3) Students should understand how to quote, paraphrase, and summarize the information from books, journals, or newspapers in order to support their essay argument and avoid plagiarism. They should also understand referencing styles and be able to make a reference list for their essays. 4) Students should be able to coherently develop their arguments with logical consistency through the process to repeatedly revising and editing their essay drafts. |
| Course schedule |
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Course Schedule: Class 1 Introduction Class 2 Paragraph Structure 1 Class 3 Paragraph Structure 2/ First Essay First Draft Class 4 Paragraph Structure 3/ Peer Editing 1 Class 5 Essay Writing 1: Thesis statement/ First Essay Final Draft Class 6 Essay Writing 2: Outline Class 7 Essay Writing 3: Persuasive essay / Second Essay First Draft Class 8 Essay Writing 4 Comparisons Class 9 Essay Writing 5: Comparisons Class 10 Essay Writing 6/ Peer Editing 2 Class 11 Essay Writing 7: Classification/ Second Essay Final Draft Class 12 Essay Writing 8: Classification/ Third Essay First Draft Class 13 Academic Writing 1: Tables and figures Class 14 Academic Writing 2: Citation/ Peer Editing 3 Class 15 Trial Essay Writing/ Third Essay Final Draft |
| Prerequisites |
| This course carries 1 credit. In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, they are recommended to prepare for, and review, the classes using the textbook and the reference books, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University for each class. Students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive credit for that course. If students do not fully attend the class for two times, it should be counted as one time of absence. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| From Paragraph to Essay. Nan’un-do. |
| References |
| Reference materials and books will be introduced in class. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Class Participation (30%) Assignments (50%) Final Exam (20%): Total 100% |
| Message from instructor(s) |
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・Please prepare your own textbooks by the second class. ・Peer editing is part of the grading. ・Practice makes perfect. |
| Course keywords |
| idea map, organization, outlining, paragraph, introduction, body, conclusion, thesis statement, peer-editing, revision |
| Office hours |
| Please contact the instructor via email. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| English |
| Last update |
| 4/5/2019 7:30:36 PM |