1. Introduction to the course
2. Building Paragraph
-Introduction to the Four Steps in Writing:
- 4 Bases of paragraphs (Unity, Support, Coherence and Sentence Skills) and utilised the four-writing process
- Towards Purposeful Writing
- Planning
- Drafting
- Revising
Practice: The Four Steps in Writing
3. Essay Writing
- Connecting Paragraphs (Introduction, Body and Conclusion)
- Sequence Connectors
Practice: Essay Writing
4. Test 1 (20%)
Types of Essay Writing I
Type 1: Compare and Contrast Essay
Type 2: Classification Essay
Practice: Write and discuss the 2 types of essay writing (group work)
5. Types of Essay Writing II
Type 3: Cause and Effect Essay
Type 4: Argumentative Essay
Practice: Write and discuss the 2 types of essay writing (group work)
6. Test 2 (20%)
Discussion: Give feedback of the of Test 1 result
7. E-learning
Writing with a Purpose Online Task
8. Introducing different types of sources: Article writing, Journal writing and Thesis Writing
Practice: Discuss the different types of sources in pair/group
9. Annotated Bibliography I
What is an annotation?
How is an annotation different from an abstract?
What is an annotated bibliography?
Types of annotated bibliographies
Practice: Discuss the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited (journals)
10. Annotated Bibliography II
Analytical or critical?
Summarizing skills
Guidelines for formatting the citations
Practice: Discuss the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited (journals)
11. Citation and Plagiarism I
What is citation?
Why cite?
When to cite?
How to cite?
Examples of citation
Discussion: Give feedback of the of Test 2 result
12. Citation and Plagiarism II
How to avoid plagiarism?
Direct quotation vs paraphrase
13. Assignment 1 due (30%)
Practice: Cite online sources
References writing
What is references?
What are the types of reference style?
Practice: Cite online sources
Discussion: Assignment 2 (30%) and practice APA referencing
14. Revision
Assignment 2
Practice: Cite online sources
