ESL 115 is a writing course that fulfills the University rhetoric requirement. It is the final course in the undergraduate sequence of required ESL courses.
Textbook: No texbook is required
Recommended: Diana Hacker's Rules for Writers
Course Objectives:
- To develop research and writing skills for various types of academic assignments expected of undergraduate students at the University of Illinois
- To develop critical reading skills that will facilitate the processing of academic texts
- To practice listening and speaking in the classroom context
Course Description: This is an all-skills course which focuses principally on introducing students to the idea of academic writing at the paragraph and essay level.
The course discusses American academic writing in terms of its general characteristics (directness, clarity, conciseness) and its structure (including the thesis statement, specific support, organization, unity, coherence, and cohesion). Common rhetorical patterns are reviewed. The conventions of writing in various academic disciplines are discussed and analyzed. A strong emphasis is placed on developing effective strategies for writing source-based papers in the academic environment. Critical thinking skills in reading and writing are developed through the analysis of various types of writing. Readings are used as a stimulus for discussion of a topic and/or as a source of support in writing assignments. The library research paper is the major project in this course. The research process is team-taught with an instruction librarian at the Undergraduate Library. Students learn how to choose a focused topic, develop a thesis statement, and to find and evaluate library materials to use as support in their writing.
Type of work: Students do a variety of individual, pair, small group and whole class
activities, which are supplemented by homework assignments.
Dropbox
Learning how to write well is important simply because words have power. Watch this vide on
The Power of Words
A Brief History of Writing
Next class: Diagnostic Test
Homework:
Please read the first day handout you received today. Next class, we'll devote a few minutes to discuss any doubt or question you may have about the contents of this document.
Sources
ESL 115 TA Resources. Retrieved from
http://esl115ta.blogspot.com/?zx=c65b4730dfd5d987
Simply Viral. The Power of Words, retrieved from:
http://www.simplyzesty.com/viralvideos/the-power-of-words/
Young Explorers: A Brief History of Writing. The British Museum. Retrieved from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7nM3YOwu00
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