ELSK 0967: Improve Your Writing - Advanced Focus B
Description
Students will learn strategies to become more effective writers in English at an advanced level (CLB 7-9). Students can expect to practice their writing in a less intensive, low-stakes atmosphere. Key components include essay structure and coherence, self-analysis of writing, paraphrasing & summarizing, and writing techniques. Focus A and Focus B can be taken in any order.
Prerequisites
CLB 6 or equivalent; or department approval.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Use complex sentence structures to provide coherence in reflective and persuasive writing at a CLB 7-9 level
- Use a process method to write multiple-paragraph compositions
- Write formal and academic emails
- Define and identify cases of plagiarism
- Use a variety of techniques to paraphrase paragraphs
- Summarize authentic texts at a CLB 7-9 level
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 40
Total Hours: 40
Instructional Strategies
lecture, demonstration, pair and group discussion, and self-study modules through a Learning Management System
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Assignments
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40%
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Essays and email writing assignments
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Assignments
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20%
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Paraphrasing and summarizing
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Quizzes/Tests
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30%
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Short quizzes
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Participation
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10%
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Active involvement in live instructional sessions and online activities
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Course topics
- Reflective and persuasive essays
Formal and academic emails
Basic essay structure
Complex sentence structures to create coherence in reflective and persuasive writing
Process writing techniques – brainstorming, outlining, drafting, peer editing and revision
Paraphrasing and summarizing techniques
Vocabulary development strategies, such as collocation use and word forms
Understanding and incorporating feedback on writing
Academic integrity in different environments in an increasingly digitized world
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
- To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.