Writing Skills I

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Define main concepts in academic writing.
2) Analyze academic texts of various rhetorical modes based on theirorganization, unity, and content.
3) Write paragraph outlines in various academic rhetorical modes based on given topics.
4) Write paragraphs in various academic rhetorical modes based on given topics.
5) Write reviews based on given topics.
6) Develop an awareness on the concept of critical thinking.
7) Use different writing strategies and skills.
8) Evaluate the relations between vocabulary, structure and meaning
9) Write formal/informal letters based on the given topics.
10) Evalute their own written products in accordance with feedback given by the lecturer and peers.