•Objectives (OBJ)•Main Class Activities (MCA)•Assignments (ASG)•Assessment (ASM)

OBJBy the end of the semester, students should: Be able to write with high accuracy (grammatically

correct, with accurate punctuation, conjunctions, and appropriate vocabulary);

Be able to write a range of basic genres: postcards, descriptions, informal and formal letters, procedurals;

Be aware of the differences between spoken and written, formal and informal language;

Be accustomed to the process of writing; and Be able to edit their own writing pieces.

MCA Warm-up activities Lecture – discussion In-class writingASG Individual portfolio (12 entries; T

feedback) Newspaper writing (whole class)

TASKS TASKING GRADE ALLOTMENT

Group Portfolio Individual & Group 10%

Individual Portfolio Individual 20%

Group Project Group 15%

Participation Individual & Group 5%

Final Exam Individual 50%

ASM

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OBJBy the end of the semester, students should: Be able to write with high accuracy (grammatically

correct, with accurate punctuation, conjunction, and appropriate vocabulary);

Be able to write unified, well-developed and coherent paragraphs;

Be familiar with a range of basic genres: narration, informal and formal letters of different types;

Be aware of the differences between formal and informal language;

Be able to revise, edit and give feedback to their own and others’ writing pieces.

MCA Warm-up activities Lecture – discussion In-class writingASG Individual portfolio (12 entries; T + S

feedback) Pair work (peer comments) Group project

(magazine/newspaper/journal)

ASM

TASKS TASKING GRADE ALLOTMENT

Individual Portfolio Individual 20%

Pair Work Pair 10%

Group Project Group 15%

Participation Group 5%

Final Exam Individual 50%

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OBJBy the end of the semester, the students should

have: Been able to write well-unified paragraphs. Learned and practiced different types of paragraph

development such as compare and contrast, cause and effect, exemplification, process, classification, definition and argument.

Developed their autonomy in the writing process, i.e. be able to plan, write, and

Revised their own work as well as giving feedback to their peers.

MCA Warm-up activities Lecture – discussionASG Individual portfolio (weekly writing; T &

S fb)

ASM Mid term assessment (50%)- Attendance and participation (5%)- Portfolio project (35%)- Mid term test (10%) End of term assessment (50%)

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OBJBy the end of the semester, the students should: Be able to write well-unified and coherent essays. Be familiar with different patterns of essay

organization such as process, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and argument.

Be able to produce different pieces of writing with appropriate register (i.e. formal or informal)

Have developed their autonomy in the writing process, i.e. be able to plan, write, and revise their own work as well as giving feedback to their peers.

MCA Warm-up activities Lecture – discussionASG Individual portfolio (weekly writing)

ASM Mid term assessment (50%)- Attendance and participation 10 %

(including Warm-up activities and Group work)

- Portfolio project (30%)- Mid term test (10%) End of term assessment (50%)

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OBJBy the end of this school year, students should have: Developed their practical writing skills to an advanced

level; Developed their academic writing skills; Been able to write various genres for academic purposes,

including review, critique, summary and report; Become familiar with thesis writing- its key features and

skills; Developed their skills of planning, drafting, revising,

editing their own writing and giving feedback to others’ writing pieces.

Enhanced their background knowledge and critical thinking; and

Been more familiar with the format of IELTS test- writing component.

MCA Lecture – discussionASG Individual portfolio: 01 intro + 5 of 7

tasks + 01 self-reflection Academic research card-notes

portfolio

ASM Mid term assessment (50%)

› Attendance and participation 10%› Mid term test (10%)› Essay portfolio (15%)› Card-notes portfolio (15%)

End of term assessment (50%)

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OBJBy the end of this course, the students should have: Developed their practical writing skills to an advanced

level, Developed their academic writing skills, Been able to write various genres for academic purposes,

including review, critique, summary and report; Become familiar with thesis writing – its key features and

skills Enhanced their background knowledge and critical

thinking; and Been more familiar with the format of the CAE Test –

Writing Component

MCA Lecture – discussionASG 01 research proposal

ASM Attendance and Participation

Individuals 15% Writing Portfolios and Self-reflection

Individuals 35% Final writing test

Individuals 50%