EASL 036 Intermediate Writing - Expressing Ideas. This course provides students who speak English as an additional language with instruction in writing and opportunities to write at an intermediate level. This course helps students to develop their ability to write accurate, simple, compound and complex sentences. Students learn to apply components of the writing process to produce clear, well-structured expository paragraphs (e.g. descriptive and narrative) that express meaningful ideas. Students are also introduced to multi-paragraph writing. Students keep weekly journals to write about their experiences.
Prerequisites: EASL 026 with a minimum of 60% or equivalent.
Accessibility Services Notice
Students who would like an academic accommodation and who have a documented disability should contact Accessibility Services, if they have not already done so.Course Details| Total number of weeks | 15 |
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| Total Credits | 4.00 |
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| Total Hours | 60 |
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Typical hours per week breakdown| Lecture | 4 |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- produce simple, compound and some complex sentences with acceptable word order patterns.
- maintain unity and some coherence in paragraph writing by incorporating connectors and transition devices.
- write a variety of expository paragraphs.
- apply some grammatical systems and rules to writing.
- use the writing process to plan and revise work.
- self-correct some frequent grammatical and lexical errors.
- write a basic summary of a paragraph.
- complete functional writing tasks to meet personal and academic needs.
Teaching and Learning Approach
Moodle blended, flipped classroomLearning Resources
Oshima, A., Hogue, A., & Curtis, J. (2014). Longman Academic Writing Series 3. White Plains, NY: Pearson
Education.Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered
1.Sentence structure, Academic page layout, Word families and vocabulary building
2. Capitalization, Subject/Verb/Object, Subject-Verb Agreement · Sentence fragments · Paragraph structure
3.Process writing: preparation, organization, writing, and editing
4.Compound nouns, Time-order signals, Conjunctions and compound sentences
5. Commas, Narrative paragraphs
6.Paragraph structure, Outlines, Adjectives and adverbs
7.Review
8.Run-ons and comma splices, Unity and coherence, Synonyms and restatement
9.Process paragraphs, Phrasal verbs
10.Definition paragraphs, Introduction paragraphs, Key vocabulary
11.Essays and long writing contexts, Opinion and fact
12.Cause / effect organization, Comparison / contrast organization
13.Editing for language, flow, and goal, Timed writing skills
14. Exam periodAssessment
| Title | Learning Outcomes | Value |
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| Paragraph Writing (x4) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 50% |
| Journal Writing | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 10% |
| Classroom Work | 1, 2,4, 6, 7, 8 | 10% |
| Midterm Exam | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 15% |
| Final Exam | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 15% |
| Total | 100% |
Grading Table
| Percentage |
Letter Grade |
GPA |
| 90-100 |
A+ |
4.33 |
| 85-89 |
A |
4.00 |
| 80-84 |
A- |
3.67 |
| 76-79 |
B+ |
3.33 |
| 72-75 |
B |
3.00 |
| 68-71 |
B- |
2.67 |
| 64-67 |
C+ |
2.33 |
| 60-63 |
C |
2.00 |
| 55-59 |
C- |
1.67 |
| 50-54 |
P |
1.00 |
| 0-49 |
F |
0.00 |
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DNW |
0.00 |
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Disclaimer
Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.