Course

Paragraph and Essay Composition for Students of English as a Second Language (Combined Course)

Faculty
Language, Literature & Performing Arts
Department
English as a Second Language
Course code
EASL 0374
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15
Max class size
20
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
The course with its corequisite EASL 0364 is the third in a series of combined reading and writing courses for students who wish to upgrade their writing and reading in order to continue their education or improve employment opportunities. It is designed for students who have experience writing expository paragraphs, reasonable control of grammar and sentence structure, and good listening and speaking skills. This course emphasizes writing for a variety of academic purposes; in addition to improving composing, editing, revising and proofreading skills, students will develop short, five-paragraph essays. In this context, students will be introduced to simple research skills, such as finding, using, and footnoting source materials in the corequisite EASL 0364.
Course content

l.              Generating and developing content from readings in EASL 0364.

                a.             selecting topics.

b.             finding sources.

c.             identifying relevant support material.

  1. incorporating support material (summarizing, paraphrasing, integrating, footnoting

                source material).

 

2.             Essay outlining techniques.

 

 

3.             a.             essay format: introduction, thesis/blueprint, body paragraphs with interlocking topic

                                sentences, conclusion with blueprint/thesis restatement, "clincher".

b.             essay development: organizing, editing and revising.

 

4.             a.             language skills: grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, diction, tone.

b.             proofreading techniques

Learning activities

The instructor will facilitate, observe and evaluate students' participation in writing activities.  Whole and small group instruction will be combined with individual assistance and student directed learning.  Students will participate in the setting of goals by identifying their communicative and language development needs, and will participate in the selection of learning activities.

Means of assessment

This course is a college preparatory course and students will be marked on a MASTERY basis. 

Mastery will be granted to students who achieve over 70% on a series of in-class and out-of-class

assessments.

Learning outcomes

Within relevant educational, employment, personal and social contexts, students will:

1.             generate content appropriate for a range of academic writing tasks from the EASL 0364 corequisite.

2.             focus and organize ideas into outlines for various types of compositions, including five-paragraph essays.

3.             compose essays that follow accepted conventions for various academic purposes.

4.            write comprehensibly, using increasingly correct and varied sentence structure, appropriate style

                and precise language.

Textbook materials

Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students

Materials will be supplied.

Students may be required to purchase a text.

Requisites

Prerequisites

EASL 0274 or 0275 or instructor permission

Corequisites

EASL 0364

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

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Institution Transfer details for EASL 0374
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025