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TEXTS & MATERIALS
Engkent, Lucia. Skill Set: Strategies for Reading and Writing, 2nd ed., Oxford, 2011 ISBN 978-0-19-544169-7 * All students are required to use the following Research Guide for their assignments: * Seneca Libraries. Guide to Research and Citation: MLA Style. 3rd ed. Toronto: Seneca College, 2010. Print. * A good quality English-language dictionary (The Oxford Dictionary and the Longman’s Dictionary are recommended.) * A folder/portfolio to keep all your work throughout the semester Note: Electronic dictionaries are not permitted during exams
* GRADING / ASSIGNMENTS Essays 2 x 10% 20%
Summary 5%
Grammar and editing 2 x 5% 10%
Reading comprehension 2 x 5% 10%
Group presentation 10%
Mock Exam 15%
Final exam 30% ________________________ 100%
TENTATIVE WEEKLY SCHEDULE
WEEK | TOPIC | READING | ASSIGNMENT | 1 Jan. 7 – 11 | Introduction to the courseAddressing Audience and PurposeThree stages of the writing process | | Diagnostic assignment | 2 Jan. 14-18 | The principles of good writingUsing Appropriate Style/Academic EnglishUnderstanding Verb Forms | A Global Warming Deal to Do Nothing Still Possiblepp. 16-17 | Grammar Quiz(5%) | 3 Jan. 21-25 | Recognizing Parts of Speech/ CollocationsUnderstanding ConnotationIdentifying Main Idea | Crushed by Potentialpp. 266-267Same-Sex Schoolingp. 272 | Reading
Engkent, Lucia. Skill Set: Strategies for Reading and Writing, 2nd ed., Oxford, 2011 ISBN 978-0-19-544169-7 * All students are required to use the following Research Guide for their assignments: * Seneca Libraries. Guide to Research and Citation: MLA Style. 3rd ed. Toronto: Seneca College, 2010. Print. * A good quality English-language dictionary (The Oxford Dictionary and the Longman’s Dictionary are recommended.) * A folder/portfolio to keep all your work throughout the semester Note: Electronic dictionaries are not permitted during exams
* GRADING / ASSIGNMENTS Essays 2 x 10% 20%
Summary 5%
Grammar and editing 2 x 5% 10%
Reading comprehension 2 x 5% 10%
Group presentation 10%
Mock Exam 15%
Final exam 30% ________________________ 100%
TENTATIVE WEEKLY SCHEDULE
WEEK | TOPIC | READING | ASSIGNMENT | 1 Jan. 7 – 11 | Introduction to the courseAddressing Audience and PurposeThree stages of the writing process | | Diagnostic assignment | 2 Jan. 14-18 | The principles of good writingUsing Appropriate Style/Academic EnglishUnderstanding Verb Forms | A Global Warming Deal to Do Nothing Still Possiblepp. 16-17 | Grammar Quiz(5%) | 3 Jan. 21-25 | Recognizing Parts of Speech/ CollocationsUnderstanding ConnotationIdentifying Main Idea | Crushed by Potentialpp. 266-267Same-Sex Schoolingp. 272 | Reading