Comprehension and Written Production
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Semester: 05+06
Teaching Unit: Fundamental
Module: Comprehension and written expression
Teachers: Prof. Hamzaoui Hafida, Prof. Lamri Chamseddine, Dr. Messaoudi Youcef
Credits: 02
Coefficient: 01
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Course Objectives
- The student will be able to produce a coherent text.-The learner will have a mastery over the basic and essential essay writing techniques.
- He will be able to develop his ideas in a well-structured meaningful 5-paragaraph essay.
-Moreover, he will be familiar with a wide range of essay types.
-He will learn how to handle different techniques and methods to write about different topics and answering exam papers: (Interpretation, analysis, and synthesis of simple then complex texts).
Prerequisite
An ability to develop simple paragraphs and a mastery of the techniques for a 5-paragraph essay writing are required.
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Subject Contents
ACADEMIC WRITING
1 Introduction to academic writing
2 Stylistic Conventions of Academic writing
3 Errors to Avoid in Academic Writing
o 3.1 Sentence Fragments
o 3.2 Wordiness
o 3.3 Faulty Parallelism
o 3.4 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
o 3.5 Diction and Word Choice
BASIC ESSAY STRUCTURE
4. A review of essay structure
o a. The Introductory Paragraph
o b. The body
o c. The Concluding Paragraph
o d. Transitions and punctuation
5. Using and referring to sources
o Using sources: Quotation, Summary and Paraphrase
o Writing a bibliographical reference
Assessment
100% Written exam
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Sources and references
1- Molly McClain and Jacqueline Roth, Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Essays (1998)
2- Robert B. Donald, Betty Richmond Morrow, Lillian Griffith Wargetz, and Kathleen Werner, Writing Clear Essays (3rd Edition) (1995)
3- Bryan Greetham, How to Write Better Essays (2002)
4- Joy Wingersky, Jan Boerner, and Diana Holguin-Balogh, Writing Paragraphs and Essays: Integrating Reading, Writing, and Grammar Skills (2005)
5- Nigel Warburton, The Basics of Essay Writing, Pocket Edition (2004)
7- http://uk.bestessays.com/essay_service.html
8- http://www.bestessaytips.com/
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