Students revise their work and develop skills used by successful writers. Specific grammar points are covered in addition to those arising from student writing. Specific grammar points are covered in addition to those that arise from student writing. On line 9 weeks, June 4 thru Aug. 3. Advanced-level students practice formulating a thesis, organizing their ideas into paragraphs, writing topic and concluding sentences, including specific examples from a variety of sources, and developing a personal writing voice.
Students revise their work and develop skills used by successful writers.
Grammar points are covered as they arise from student writing. This course is designed to help international students meet university writing requirements. They learn how to develop, focus, organize, and support ideas in extended essays. They then learn the research techniques practiced in the United States and the conventions for documentation, such as footnotes, citations, and bibliographies. The course includes in-class writing, homework, and a short research paper.