Writing II (Group (A + B)

Course content

Students taking this course will already have acquired an advanced level in listening, speaking, reading and writing. This class will help students achieve an advanced level in writing by helping students develop advanced literacy skills and a critical understanding of the nature and function of discourse in the context of research reports. Students will learn to construct texts in a variety of genres. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• analyze the composition processes;
• understand different models and genres of writing;
• utilize techniques of drafting and revising;
• attend to textual organization, style, correctness, and visual layout according to the needs of different contexts;
• formulate research problems and questions;
• select, organize and present ideas and arguments in a logical and effective manner;
• write academic research papers with appropriate means of argumentation;
• produce texts with appropriate linguistic and discoursal sophistication