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授業テーマ	To prepare students to write academic essays in English.
授業のねらい・到達目標	Students will first learn how to write a paragraph. Then, they will study how to write a short essay, which consists of about 5 paragraphs. Finally, they will learn how to write and edit a longer research essay of at least 5 paragraphs, along with a Works Consulted list.
授業の方法	The entire textbook will be covered in class. Whatever will not be completed will be assigned for homework.
事前学修・事後学修，授業計画コメント	Each homework assignment is worth 1% of the student's final grade.

授業計画
1	Introduction (pages ii-vi) & UNIT 1 – WRITING A PARAGRAPH; Part 1 – Getting Ready to Write; Section 1 – What is a paragraph? (pp. 2-3)
2	UNIT 1 – WRITING A PARAGRAPH; Part 1 – Getting Ready to Write (pp 5-10)
3	UNIT 1 – WRITING A PARAGRAPH; Part 2 – Writing a Paragraph (13-20)
4	UNIT 1 – WRITING A PARAGRAPH; Part 3 – Writing a Coherent Paragraph (21-29)
5	UNIT 1 – WRITING A PARAGRAPH; Part 4 – Editing a Paragraph (32-36) & Paragraph due
6	UNIT 2 – WRITING AN ESSAY; Part 1 – From a Paragraph to an Essay (38-48)
7	UNIT 2 – WRITING AN ESSAY; Part 2 – Writing an Essay (52-59)
8	UNIT 2 – WRITING AN ESSAY; Part 3 – Editing an Essay (66-70) & Essay due
9	UNIT 3 – PARAPHRASING, SUMMARIZING AND CITING INFORMATION; Part 1 – Paraphrasing and Summarizing (72-76)
10	UNIT 3 – PARAPHRASING, SUMMARIZING AND CITING INFORMATION; Part 2 – Citing the Sources of Information (81-90)
11	UNIT 4 – WRITING A RESEARCH ESSAY; Part 1 – Developing and Organizing a Research Essay (92-102)
12	UNIT 4 – WRITING A RESEARCH ESSAY; Part 2 – Supporting Arguments (96-109)
13	UNIT 4 – WRITING A RESEARCH ESSAY; Part 3 – Editing a Research Essay (112-118)
14	Report due by 12:10 pm
15	Conclusion

その他
教科書	CHIN, Peter et al., Academic Writing Skills 1, Cambridge UP, 2012
成績評価の方法及び基準	平常点(14%)、レポート(30%)、授業参画度(15%)、Paragraph & Works Cited list(21%)、1-page essay(20%)
オフィスアワー	Wednesdays 12:20 - 12:50 at the FLEC