アカデミック・ライティング演習(初級I)C

担 当 者 単 位 数 配当年次 学 期 曜 日 時 限
M.へイズ 講師 2 1(〜3) 第1学期 2

授業の目的・内容

The aim of the class is for students to practice and improve their writing skills in English. Many opportunities will be given for students to express their own ideas in writing, while learning the basics of paragraph construction.

授業計画

Introductions and explanations.
Chapter 1. Organizing ideas.
Writing about your interests.
Chapter 2. Layout and constructing a paragraph.
Writing a topic sentence and supporting ideas.
Chapter 3. Narration. Tell a story using time order signals.
Write a biography of someone famous.
Chapter 4. Ordering information by importance.
Advantages and disadvantages.
10 Chapter 5. Describe a space. Using prepositions of place.
11 Brainstorm ideas for an essay and write a draft. Chapter 6.
12 Revise, edit and rewrite your draft.
13 Submit final draft. Presentations and progress test.

授業方法

In class, students will work in a variety of ways. Some class time will be devoted to individual writing assignments and doing practice exercises from the textbook. Pre-writing activities will often involve students working in pairs or small groups to share ideas before writing. Students will often share, present and discuss their written work with classmates as well as with the teacher.

成績評価の方法

compositions, assignments, chapter quizzes, attendance and participation as well as progress tests will be important.

教科書

Karen Blanchard, Ready to Write, A first composition text, Third Edition, Longman, 2003, ISBN:0130424633

その他

「アカデミック・ライティング演習(初級)」は英語英米文化学科によってクラスの割り振りが行われる。新入生ガイダンスに必ず出席し、指示に従うこと。また、2年生以上の再履修者は英語英米文化学科事務室に相談すること。