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Certificate of Achievement
Dr. Naraginti Amareswaran Reddy
has completed the following course:
A Beginner's Guide to Writing in English for University Study
This course explored the basics of academic writing in English in order to produce a clear, academic essay. This included how to organise an essay, write in an academic style and use tools to evaluate a piece of writing.
5 weeks, 3 hours per week
Jonathan Smith
Director of Technology-Enhanced Learning at the International Study and Language Institute
University of Reading
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Compare one aspect of life now with life in the past in one well-constructed paragraph.
- Explore organisational structure of essays: identify and name the different sections of an essay.
- Explain one aspect of your home town in one well-constructed paragraph, focussing on language accuracy.
- Develop and write the first draft of your essay.
- Contribute and receive feedback on first essay drafts.
- Reflect on feedback received and improve your draft to create and submit a second draft of your essay.
Syllabus
Week 1
- Key features of academic writing
- Developing essay ideas
- Organising your ideas effectively
Week 2
- Essay structure and organisation
- Choosing a title
- Writing in an impersonal style
Week 3
- Using academic language
- Writing about facts and activities
- Writing about groups of people
- Writing longer sentences: linking words and subordinators
Week four
- The stages of writing an essay
- Analysing an essay title
- Deciding what evidence to use
- Writing a first draft of an essay
Week 5
- Evaluating a first draft of an essay
- Reflecting on feedback on your first draft of the essay
- Responding to feedback on your first draft of the essay
Issued on 26th January 2020
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