Comprehension and Written Production

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• Généralités
  

  Généralités

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• Course Description
  

  Course Description

  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.

  • 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

    
    

  • 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)

    6-      http://essayinfo.com/

    7-      http://uk.bestessays.com/essay_service.html

    8-      http://www.bestessaytips.com/

    
    

• 1 Introduction to academic writing
  

  1 Introduction to academic writing

  • What is Academic Writing Fichier
  • What is Academic Writing? 7 features of Academic Writing URL
• 2 Stylistic Conventions of Academic writing
  

  2 Stylistic Conventions of Academic writing

  • Replace the following phrasal verbs with a more formal single word Test
  • Which of the two alternatives in bold do you think is more appropriate in academic writing? Test
  • Use a more formal word or phrase to write the following sentences. Test
• 3 Errors to Avoid in Academic Writing
  

  3 Errors to Avoid in Academic Writing

  • ERRORS TO AVOID IN ACADEMIC WRITING Fichier
  • Sentence Fragment Devoir
  • Wordiness Test
  • Faulty Parallelism Test
  • Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers Test
  • Diction and word choice Devoir
• 4.A review of essay structure
  

  4.A review of essay structure

  • Basic essay structure Fichier
  • Essay writing Devoir
• 5. Using and referring to sources
  

  5. Using and referring to sources

  • Online Lecture: using and referring to sources Jitsi
  • Practice: using and referring to sources Fichier