△Essay Writing B[5470]

＜授業のねらい＞

This course will reinforce the techniques taught in Essay Writing/Academic Writing A.
Students will practice the process of writing academic papers. Paragraph and essay writing will be reviewed. Then students instructed in the following: forming a thesis statement, organizing data, examples and arguments to support the thesis statement, and formulating a concise conclusion.

＜受講にあたっての前提条件＞

None. However, students should be prepared to communicate in English. The course will be conducted in English.

＜具体的な到達目標＞

Students understand the process of writing academic papers. By the end of the semester students understand and have performed writing exercises on forming a thesis statement, organizing data, examples and arguments to support the thesis statement, and formulating a concise conclusion.

＜授業計画及び準備学習＞

1 Class reorientation; Unit 1: structure of a short essay
2 Unit 1: thesis statement and organization of a short essay
3 Unit 1: simple sentences and longer sentences
4 Unit 1: finishing the essay conclusively
5 Citing sources and preparing a bibliography
6 Unit 2: descriptive details
7 Unit 2: using similes for depth and emphasis
8 Unit 3: organizing time in narrative essays
9 Unit 3: writing about simultaneous activities
10 Unit 4: comparing two places
11 Unit 4: language of comparisons
12 Unit 4: comparing two points of view
13 Unit 5: establishing fact and opinion
14 Unit 5: counter argument, refuting an argument
15 Students’ short presentations

* The schedule may change depending on class progress and needs.

＜成績評価方法＞

Students will be evaluated based on completion of the written assignments from the textbook, attendance, a midterm and final essay, and a short presentation.

＜教科書＞

Effective Academic Writing 2: The Short Essay, Second Edition (Alice Savage and Patricia Mayer, Oxford University Press) (ISBN 978-0-19-432347-5)

＜参考書＞

Students should bring a dictionary to class.

＜オフィスアワー＞

By appointment on Fridays. Students should see the instructor after class to schedule an appointment, or contact heleneyim@aol.com.