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The aim of this course is to encourage analytical and close reading while introducing basic conventions of good writing techniques. It is a pre-essay writing course in which students will learn to compose both well-structured and varied sentences as well as coherent paragraphs.

Texts will be analysed for structural elements such as unity, coherence and cohesion. Tasks will include summary writing and elementary paragraph production.

A variety of texts on everyday topics, close reading and effective use of dictionaries.

 a) Sentence level: sentence elements and structure, relative clauses, subordination and co-ordination, punctuation (commas, colons, semi-colons etc.)

b) Paragraph level: unity, coherence, cohesion, content etc.

a) intensive study of texts for structural elements, i.e. coherence and cohesion

b) in-class analysis of student-written paragraphs

c) simple summaries

Final written exam consisting of reading comprehension and writing tasks.

Longman Academic Writing 4. Alice Oshima & Ann Hogue. Pearson. 2017.

(ISBN 978-0-13-466331-9)

Practical English Usage. Michael Swan. OUP. 2016 (ISBN 978-0-19-420241-1)

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BA "old" (2009): UE 2: Reading/Writing I