Course Description
The purpose of this course is to help students on an academic level focus on improving their writing skills for the purpose of completing a thesis. The course aims to enhance the composition abilities of students in all areas, focusing on proper structure, grammar, and idiom usage.
Course Goals
By the end of the course, students will have been able to:
- Review and master material from last semester
- Refine personal writing style
- Improve familiarity with citations and plagiarism
- Improve understanding of various grammatical devices
- Improve structural analysis skills
- Improve ability to self-proof writing
Classroom Introduction
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academic_writing_2_syllabus.docx | |
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academic_writing_2_introduction.pptx | |
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student_questionnaire.docx | |
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hoc_and_loc_handout.pdf | |
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punctuations_patterns.pdf | |
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Sentence Clarity
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improving_sentence_clarity.pptx | |
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sentence_clarity_worksheet.docx | |
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Strong Verbs
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using_stronger_verbs.pptx | |
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strong_verbs_worksheet.pdf | |
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Nominalizations
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nominalizations.pptx | |
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nominalizations_excessive_lesson.pdf | |
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excessive.nominalizations.supplemental.1.pdf | |
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Active versus Passive Voice
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active_vs_passive_voice.pptx | |
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passive_voice_worksheet.pdf | |
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passive_tenses.docx | |
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activepassivevoice_paragraph.pdf | |
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Parallelism
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parallelism.pptx | |
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lesson.parallelism.pdf | |
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parallelism.wk2.pdf | |
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Verb Tenses
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the_verb_tenses.pptx | |
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Verbals
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verbal_practice.docx | |
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comparing_verbals_gerunds_infinitives_and_participles.docx | |
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Summary Overview
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summary_overview.docx | |
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how_to_write_a_summary.pdf | |
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summary_example.pdf | |
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Consistent Point of View
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Prefixes and Suffixes
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Expletives
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expletives.pdf | |
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expletives_worksheet.docx | |
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Appositives
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appositives.pptx | |
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what_are_appositives.docx | |
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appositive_worksheet.docx | |
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Citations
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apa_citations.pptx | |
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in-text_citations_the_basics.docx | |
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in-text_citations_authors.docx | |
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apa-referencing-quick-guide.pdf | |
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apa_citation_worksheet.docx | |
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full_text_citing_exercise.docx | |
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inputting_references_and_citations_in_microsoft_word.docx | |
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Writing a Hypothesis
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how_to_write_a_hypothesis.pptx | |
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writing_a_strong_hypothesis_guide.docx | |
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writing-hypothesis-worksheet.docx | |
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Paraphrasing
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Articles
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articles.pptx | |
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basic_article_usage.doc | |
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article_exercise_intermediate_1.pdf | |
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article_exercise_advanced_1.pdf | |
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Modal Verbs
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modal_verbs_guide.docx | |
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easy_modal_forms.pdf | |
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intermediate_modal_forms.pdf | |
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easter_islands_writing_example.pdf | |
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Final Exam Review
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