The aim of the course is to
enable students to think logically and communicate their ideas clearly in
writing. By developing critical reading and critical thinking skills in students,
the course intends to refine the writing competence of the students. Focus will
be on hands-on experience in academic reading and writing, and students will be
expected to do regular writing exercises.
Part: I. Academic Reading
Unit 1: Introduction
Reading Skills: Basics
Close Reading
Analytical Reading and Rhetorical Reading
Unit 2: Critical Analysis
Evaluating the quality and sufficiency of evidence
and other forms of support for an argument
Recognizing the explicit and implicit features in
communication
Accurately assessing similarities and differences
in points of view
Applying critical reading and thinking skills to
evaluate and revise arguments, opinions, and claims (including students’ own)
to avoid deception (self-deception) and conformity.
Part II: Academic Writing
Unit 3:
Introduction
Free Writing
Brainstorming
Mind Mapping
Listing
Clustering
Spidergram
Unit 4: Components of Writing Process
Ideas and development
Organization
Voice and tone
Word choice
Sentence fluency
Conventions and presentation
Unit 5: Writing Strategies
Description
Narration
Instructions
Comparison/contrast
Cause and effect
Definition
Exemplification
Analogy
Argumentation
Unit 6: Writing Processes
Focused Free Writing
Generative Writing
Making an Outline
Unit 7: Paragraph Structure
Topic Sentences
Linking Paragraphs and Sentences
Coherence and Cohesiveness in Writing
Unit 8: Editing
Proofreading
Revising
Unit 9: Research Skills
Finding resources
Format and Style
Plagiarism and Academic Ethics
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