identify different text genres (e.g., newspapers, academic journals, literary texts) and essay types such as process, cause-effect, and argumentative essays.
identify main ideas and supporting details, analyze textual organization, and evaluate arguments in authentic academic texts.
identify lexical choices and structural forms as contributors to meaning and coherence in a text.
critically question, interpret, and discuss readings from diverse sources.
produce well-organized essays on various topics.
use revision and editing strategies to improve the quality of written work.
use technologies and tools such as online writing assistants and editing software to support their writing processes.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Description
This course is designed to improve reading and writing skills of ELT students through engagement with authentic texts and structured writing tasks. Students practice interpreting and discussing readings from multiple sources and learn to plan, draft, and revise their writing using appropriate rhetorical structures and cohesive devices.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to the course
2nd Week
(Advanced) Reading Strategies
3rd Week
Text Analysis + Basics of Essay Writing
4th Week
Process Essays + Reading Practice
5th Week
Revision Techniques
6th Week
Cause & Effect Essays
7th Week
Revision + Text Analysis
8th Week
MIDTERM EXAM
9th Week
Exam Feedback + Revision
10th Week
Comparison & Contrast Essays
11th Week
Revision + Text Analysis
12th Week
Argumentative Essays
13th Week
Revision + Text Analysis
14th Week
Academic Reading and Writing
Recommended or Required Reading
Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2016). Longman Academic Writing Series 4: Essays (5th ed.). Pearson.
Swales, J., & Feak, C. (2012). Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills (3rd ed.). University of Michigan Press.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Practice
Text Analysis
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Writing Tasks 20 pts.
Midterm 30 pts.
Final Exam 50 pts.
Total 100.
