Course Name
Expository Writing 2
Course Information
Course Code
Course No.
Course Level
Credit Hours
Prerequisite(s)
1731-109
Second
2
1731-108
Course Track
University Requirement
College Requirement
Specialized Core
Electives
Course Description:
The course aims to provide students with essential tools to master basic academic writing. The text's time-proven approach integrates paragraph organization, paragraph structure, grammar, mechanics and the writing process. The course leads students to build strong academic writing skills. That will last them throughout their writing careers. Upon completion of this course and with the teaching methodologies to be employed, students should be able to produce unified, coherent, well-developed paragraphs using standard written English.
Course outcome:
11. Recognize grammar basics, including parts of speech, sentence patterns, subordinate word groups, and sentence types.
12. Write sound and flawed arguments, facts and opinion.
13. Define an appropriate writing voice with a strong sense of audience.
14. Compose essays that demonstrate a strong comprehension of vocabulary and usage. Be able to differentiate between the comparative and the superlative forms and use them appropriately.
15. Summarize and analyse various types of college-level texts.
16. Write coherent essays, including creating a strong thesis, developing a logical analysis of their own ideas and others', and organizing paragraphs with strong topic sentences and logical transitions.
17. Interpret college-level readings.
Assessment Policy
Assignment
10%
Quiz
10%
Lab
---
Project
---%
Midterm
30%
Final
50%
Others
-
Textbook
• Hogue, Ann (2009).
First Steps in Academic Writing
, Pearson Longman, ISBN-13: 978-0132414883
• Keith S. Folse, Elena V. Solomon, David Clabeaux (2014),
From Great Paragraphs to Great Essays,
4th edition. Cengage Learning. ISBN-13: 978-1285194929
• Alice Oshima , Ann Hogue (2013)
Longman Academic Writing Series 3: Paragraphs to Essays,
4th Edition, Longman Academic Writing , Pearson Education ESL ISBN-13: 978-0132915663
Hacker, Diana (2011).
Rules for Writers.
7th Edition. Boston: Bedford & St. Martin’s.
References
• Websites:
http://www.time4writing.com/writing-resources/expository-essay
Author:
time4writing.com
Date of retrieval:
1 September 2014
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/02
Authors:
Jack Baker, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth Angeli
Date of retrieval:
1 September 2014
7 Tips to Improve your Writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHEAmAyMdG0
Author:
Kat O'Keeffe
Date of retrieval :
1 September 2014