FOUN1001 – ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
Introduction
to the Course
Prerequisite
The prerequisite
for entry into FOUN1001 is any one of the
following:
·
CXC
English Language (General Proficiency) Grade 1
·
General Paper Grade A or B
·
A
passing grade in ELPT
Course Description
FOUN1001 – English for Academic Purposes is a course
that concentrates on the skills of essay writing and
exposition. Therefore, the stages of the writing
process and the expository methods of organizing
information are the primary areas of focus. Because
academic writing is the mode of expression required for
the course, elements of the formal essay are emphasized
as well as the rudiments of Standard English. Students
are made to appreciate such things as the differences in
speech and writing, and the interference of the Creole
in their writing.
Course Overview
FOUN1001 is a foundation course that offers fundamental
knowledge and skills in the writing of academic papers
at tertiary level and provides the student with basic
principles that are important for further study at
Levels II and III. A pass in FOUN1001 equips students
with the ability to present information in writing that
is clear, matter-of-fact and objective. Students will
be able to make distinctions between the expository
style of writing that is required in the course and the
styles of narration, argument and description in order
to provide the correct forms of language, content and
organization typical of exposition. This will serve you
in good stead later on in your careers when you may have
to write journal articles, books, conference papers,
summaries and reports, for example, that apply to your
particular profession in the Arts, Education and the
Social Sciences.
Course
Objectives
The aim of this course is to provide skills in the
production of academic writing at tertiary level.
At
the end of the course, students will be able to:
·
appraise
the soundness of sample thesis statements used in
expository writing.
·
formulate
and rewrite thesis statements for expository essays.
·
prepare a
sentence outline derived from a given expository topic.
·
evaluate
the content and organization of a sentence outline after
constructing it.
·
write
effective introductory and concluding paragraphs.
·
demonstrate logical and coherent paragraph unity and
development.
·
write an
expository essay and assess its language, content and
organization.
Course Content
Part 1: Academic Language and Academic Writing
Unit 1 -
Writing Versus Speech
Unit 2 -
Language Choice in the Caribbean
Unit 3 - The
Nature of Academic English
Unit 4 -
Summarizing
Part 2: The Essay: Writing Explanations and
Analyses
Unit 5 -
Prewriting and Shaping
Unit 6 -
Organizing Material and Developing the Main Idea
Unit 7 -
Introducing, Developing, Concluding and Linking
Unit 8 -
Reviewing, Revising, Redrafting
Unit 9 - Editing
Unit 10 - Instant
Essays
Suggested
Times for Completing Units
Week
one Units 1 and 2
Week
two Unit 3: Nature of Academic
English
Week
three Unit 5 and Session 1 of Unit 6
Week four/five Unit
7 and Session 3 of Unit 6 – Process and Cause and Effect
Week
six Unit 8: Reviewing, Revising,
Redrafting
Week
seven Unit 9: Editing
Week
eight Unit 6, Sessions 2 and 4
Week nine Unit 10
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