Writing

Course Description

220 Writing

Sana Al-zahrani [e-mail]

 

Course Code: Najd 220                                 

Credit Hours: 2

Days: Tues 10-12, Wed 10-12

Description:  This course trains students to produce short academic essays. It focuses on thesis statement and angle, balance, anticipation of readers’ reactions. Students are encouraged to generate thought, to develop stylistic and critical awareness. They are encouraged to observe the major stages in the writing process, namely pre-writing, drafting, revising, and editing. 

 

Objectives: The general objectives of this course are 1) to further the students’ ability to write full-length academic essays, and 2) to refine their writing techniques and command of vocabulary and complex syntactic patterns. Among the specific objectives of this course, the following are of paramount importance: 1) to highlight the essential form and function of an essay, 2) to reinforce the idea of a thesis statement, including a topic and angle, 3) to illustrate means of introducing material to support argument, and 4) to reinforce the value of editing as a means of refining composition. Students are also encouraged to do library research in order to gather material.

 

 

 

Skills:

1) To achieve a balance between specificity and generality in the presentation of supporting ideas.

 2) To maintain equality of importance and a clear distinction in supporting ideas.

 3) To anticipate questions that are likely to arise in the reader’s mind.

4) To learn to evaluate successive drafts.

 

Required Textbook: Mosaic 2: Writing  Silver edition