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1.
Prerequisite
(Minimum TOEFL score of 525)
2. Academic requirements
The
TOEFL score indicates a good deal about skills in
listening, comprehension, grammar knowledge, and reading
comprehension. However, it is not a writing test.
In addition a good TOEFL score, students should have
advanced writing skills in English. The course assumes
that students are able to write clear, grammatical
sentences in English.
3. Learning objectives
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Students will
practice and develop specific skills for all stages
of the writing process, including developing ideas
and support, organizing, revising and editing.
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Students will
become familiar with important patterns of rhetorical
organization and practice their use.
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Students will
improve sentence-level grammar skills by concentrating
on individual areas of difficulty.
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Students will
review basic academic writing skills such as summarizing,
paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism, and writing essay
exams.
4. Time Allocation
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Lectures and
classroom activities: 41 hours
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Midterm and
final exams: 4 hours.
5. Content
The focus of this
course is on developing paragraph-level writing skills.
“Training in effective composition and correct writing.
Readings. Discussions about writing techniques. Paper
assigned to develop particular techniques. A first
–semester freshman English course.” (UNYT Bulletin)
6. Assesment
Students
will be assessed as follows:
In-class
participation:
10%
Midterm
exam:
20%
Final
exam:
20%
Take-home
essay and journal 50%
Students will
be asked to keep a written journal during this course.
The journal is a place for students to practice expressing
complex ideas in written English. This assignment
will be evaluated as part of the written work completed
outside of class.
Students must
complete all course assignments. Students who are
absent must make up missed work. Assignments should
be completed on A4-sized paper. Although not mandatory,
it is preferable that assigned essays written outside
of class be word-processed. Handwritten papers will
be accepted if they are legible to the instructor.
Late work will be accepted, but will result in a lower
grade. Cheating on any assignment is unacceptable
and will result on a failing grade.
Students with
any concerns about how they have been assessed are
encouraged to discuss them with the instructor as
soon as possible.
7. Academic Integrity
policy
It is very important
that all students understand the importance of academic
honesty and integrity. Because this is a writing course,
we pay particular attention to the problem of plagiarism.
Students will be expected to understand what plagiarism
is and how it can be avoided. Any case of plagiarism
or other forms of academic dishonesty will be handled
in accordance with UNYT policy (see UNYT Bulletin,p.18)
8.Classroom environment
Consistent and
punctual attendance is essential, because much work
will be done in class. Students who miss more than
20% of course hours, for whatever reason will fail
the course in accordance with UNYT policy. Tardiness
disrupts the class and it is not acceptable. This
will be handled on a case-by-case basis. It is possible
that chronic tardiness may be treated as absence.
Students are expected
to bring a notebook or pen to class. They should use
A4 paper and black or blue ink for work that they
submit to the instructor. More specific guidelines
for individual assignments will be provided. Students
should have access to a monolingual English dictionary
and a thesaurus.
If students have
any concerns about the classroom environment, they
should discuss these with the instructor as soon as
possible. The instructor is available for meetings
by appointment.
9.Textbook required
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English
Skills with Readings, 5th Edition, John
Langan
10. Course Calendar
Week 1
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Introduction
to the course and text; Writing sample, Sentence skills
diagnostic test.
Week 2
·
“The
writing process” (Chapter 2 of the text)
Week 3
·
Practice
of skills discussed in week 2; Assignment #1 due
Week 4
·
“The
first and Second steps in Writing” (Chapter 3 of text
); Journal check #1
Week 5
·
Practice
of skills discussed in week 4; Assignment #2 due
Week 6
·
“The
third step in writing “ (Chapter 4 of text); Journal
check #2
Week 7
·
Practice
of skills discussed in week 6, Midterm examination
Week 8
·
“The
fourth step in Writing” (Chapter 5 of text); Journal
check #3
Week 9
·
“Four
bases of Revising Writing” (Chapter 6 of text)l; assignment
#3 due
Week 10
·
“
Introduction to Paragraph Development” (Chapter 7
of text); “Providing Examples” (Chapter 8 of text)
“ Explaining Process” (Chapter 9 of text); Journal
check #4
Week 11
·
“Examining
Cause and Effect” (Chapter 10 of text); “Comparing
or Contrasting” (Chapter 11 of text); Assignment #4
due.
Week 12
·
“Defining
a Term” (Chapter 12 of text); “Dividing and Classifying”
(Chapter 13 of text); Journal check #5
Week 13
·
“Describing
a Scene or a Person” (Chapter 14 of text); Narrating
an Event” (Chapter 15 of text) Assignment #5 due
Week 14
·
“Arguing
a position ( Chapter 16 of text); Writing the Essay”
(Chapter 17 of text) Journal check #6
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