550.001.82
English for Academic Purposes I
Location
Internet module
Term
1st Term
Department
Extradepartmental
Credit(s)
0
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Vicki Hong Smith
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning
Mainly for students whose first language is not American English and/or whose higher education experience in U.S. institutions is limited. Includes basic formats and expectations, cultural and linguistic sensitivity, correct source usage to avoid plagiarism, documentation styles and application, global and local writing issues, common grammar issues and other relevant issues in academic communication in English.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Apply strategies used in the three main stages of the writing process; spiral strategies include brain storming, outlining, drafting, proofreading, rewriting and editing
- Formulate an effective thesis statement
- Support thesis with concrete supporting details
- Avoid global errors such as fragments, run-on/splice sentences, dangling modifiers
- Avoid errors in tenses and agreements
- Correctly incorporate quotation, summary, and paraphrase when citing outside sources
- Correctly apply required parenthetical documentation and bibliographical documentation format
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 99% class attendance
Final grade applies to all terms