Faculty of Education · English Language Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The course of Writing Skills II is a continuation of Writing Skills I course in the sense that it reviews again the basic features of the paragraphs and compositions, as well as different varieties of writing (paragraph types, composition types, informal/formal writings); also, it aims at enabling students to plan an outline of composition writing, teaching how to write descriptive, persuasive, argumentative compositions, introduce elements for academic writing, yet this course also aims at taking students a step further in their affords of writing in that students will be able to analyse different types of writing by reading between the lines, look deeper into the links between sentences and paragraphs, estimate introduction and conclusion of different writing styles and eventually create a selection of writing assignments throughout the semester. Finally, this course encourages students to get involved in free writing for students where learners practice free writing in and outside of the class.
Course Content
The course of Writing Skills II is a continuation of Writing Skills I course in the sense that it reviews again the basic features of the paragraphs and compositions, as well as different varieties of writing (paragraph types, composition types, informal/formal writings); also, it aims at enabling students to plan an outline of composition writing, teaching how to write descriptive, persuasive, argumentative compositions, introduce elements for academic writing, yet this course also aims at taking students a step further in their affords of writing in that students will be able to analyse different types of writing by reading between the lines, look deeper into the links between sentences and paragraphs, estimate introduction and conclusion of different writing styles and eventually create a selection of writing assignments throughout the semester. Finally, this course encourages students to get involved in free writing for students where learners practice free writing in and outside of the class.
Required Resources
Alice Oshima & Ann Hogue - Writing Academic English (2006)
Course Learning Outcomes
- Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to relate the elements for academic writing.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to analyse different types of writing by reading between the lines and look deeper into the links between sentences and paragraphs.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to demonstrate individually free writing activities
- Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to recall the basic features of the paragraphs and compositions.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to select different varieties of writing such as paragraph types, composition types, and informal/formal writings.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to outline composition writing.
- Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to explain descriptive, persuasive, argumentative compositions.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Practice | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unit 8. Unit 8. Parapharse and summary. | Studying the unit before coming to the class. |
| 2 | Unit 9. Argumentative essay. | Studying the unit before coming to the class. |
| 3 | Unit 9. Argumentative essay. | Studying the unite before coming to the class. |
| 4 | Unit 10. Types of sentences. | Studying the unit before coming to the class. |
| 5 | Unit 10. Types of sentences. | Studying the unit before coming to the class. |
| 6 | Unit 11. Using Paranel Structures and Fixing Sentence Problems | Studying the unit before coming to the class. |
| 7 | Unit 11. Using parallel structures and fixing sentence problems. | Studying the unit before coming to the class. |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Unit 12. Noun clauses. | Studying the unit before coming to the class. |
| 10 | Unit 12. Noun Clauses | Studying the lesson before coming to the class. |
| 11 | Unit 13. Adverb Clauses | Studying the lesson before coming to the class. |
| 12 | Unite 14. Adjective clauses. | Studying the lesson before coming to the class. |
| 13 | Unit 14. Adjective clauses. | Studying the lesson before coming to the class. |
| 14 | Unit 15. Participal phrases. | Studying the unit before coming to the class. |
| 15 | Unit 15. Participial phrases. | Studying the unit before coming to the class. |
| 16 | Final | Final |