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This 3 credit, semester long course titled "English Composition" is a required first year course for all students taught in English. The course objectives are to help students develop their academic writing, reading, and research skills to produce papers such as research papers and theses. Students will learn the writing process, how to find topics, incorporate evidence, summarize sources, and document sources using styles like MLA or APA. Assessment includes tests, a midterm, presentation, homework, and a final research paper. Course content covers the writing process, using evidence, summaries, analyzing arguments, and evaluating sources. Learning activities include lectures, writing workshops, discussions, and presentations.

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Engl 101 PDF

This 3 credit, semester long course titled "English Composition" is a required first year course for all students taught in English. The course objectives are to help students develop their academic writing, reading, and research skills to produce papers such as research papers and theses. Students will learn the writing process, how to find topics, incorporate evidence, summarize sources, and document sources using styles like MLA or APA. Assessment includes tests, a midterm, presentation, homework, and a final research paper. Course content covers the writing process, using evidence, summaries, analyzing arguments, and evaluating sources. Learning activities include lectures, writing workshops, discussions, and presentations.

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Course Syllabus

Course Code Course Title ECTS Credits


ENGL-101 English Composition 6
Prerequisites Department Semester
NEPTON Placement Test or Centre of Modern Languages Fall/Spring/Summer
ENGL-100
Type of Course Field Language of Instruction
Required Languages/Communication English
Level of Course Lecturer(s) Year of Study
1st Cycle Dr Katherine Fincham Any
Mode of Delivery Work Placement Corequisites
Face to face N/A N/A

Course Objectives:

• The main objectives of the course are to:


• Help students produce academic papers (research papers, thesis etc.).
• Develop students’ academic vocabulary and processes and strategies to produce
academic papers.
• Work on academic written material
• Develop academic reading and writing skills
• Develop students critical research skills – distinguishing between sources,
synthesizing information
• Understand referencing and citation rules
• Bring students close to functioning at C1 (Proficient User level of the Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Learning Outcomes:

After completion of the course students are expected to be able to:


1. Scan long and complex texts, summarize information and reconstruct arguments in a
coherent presentation;
2. Produce organized and coherent essays with clear paragraphs and use of methods for
introducing and concluding an essay;
3. Write well-supported essays using different patterns of development (illustration, cause
and effect, process analysis, persuasion) taking into consideration purpose and
audience.

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4. Write proposals, critical analyses, summaries and literature reviews;
5. Demonstrate techniques to avoid plagiarism (paraphrasing, summarizing and quoting) and
produce research papers with correct parenthetical and bibliographical citations using
specific documentation styles such as MLA, APA, Harvard etc.);
6. Write accurately with a wide vocabulary and few errors in spelling or punctuation.

Course Content:

Areas to be covered include the following:


• Overview of the writing process: academic
writing What is a research paper?
• Finding a topic for
research Developing a
focus
• Using evidence to support ideas
• Introductions, conclusions & definitions
• Analyzing issues & responding to written
arguments Summarizing, paraphrasing & quoting
• Evaluating and documenting literary
sources Editing & revising your writing

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Interactive lectures; In-class writing workshops; Discussion with class participation,


PowerPoint Presentations

Assessment Methods:

Tests/Quizzes, Midterm Exam, Short Presentation, Assessed homework, Final Research Paper

Required Textbooks/Readings:

Title Author(s) Publisher Year ISBN


Academic Stephen Bailey Routledge 2011 978-0-203-
Writing: A 83165-6
Handbook for
Internal
Students, Third
Edition

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Recommended Textbooks / Readings:

Title Author(s) Publisher Year ISBN


English for Joan Garnet Press 2009 978185964746-
academic McCormack & 2
study: John Slaght
Extended
writing and
research skills

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