Bellevue University
English for Special Purposes 422
Graduate Writing II
Prerequisites: ESP 412 or placement test
Credit: One credit hour
Catalog Description: This
course is designed for continuation of ESP 412, emphasizing more advanced
writing appropriate for graduate level work.
Mission: The mission of the ESL program is to help
students with limited English proficiency to acquire English language skills in
reading, writing, speaking, and listening through computer technology, along
with sufficient knowledge of American culture in order for them to succeed in
other academic courses.
Purpose: The purpose of this course is to refine the
student's ability to organize and produce multiple paragraph compositions
relating to academic areas at the intermediate level.
Objectives: This course is designed so that the student
will learn:
1. To understand and
produce a well-organized composition.
2. To plan and
produce a wide range of paragraph types and compositions.
Assessment and
General Assignments: Assignments
include textbook activities, five multiple-paragraph compositions, a business
letter, and exercises to improve the writing process (from the first draft to
the final paper). One student-generated
composition will be collected and kept on record.
Evaluation and
Grading: The final grade will be
determined by the student's attendance, active participation, homework, and
successful production of five compositions and one business letter.
Course Outline:
1. Organization of longer composition structure
A.
Composition organization
1.
Introduction
2.
Body
3.
Conclusion
B.
Skills for academic writing
1.
Gathering information
2.
Citing sources
3.
Paraphrasing
2. Types of paragraphs
A.
Definition
B.
Process
C.
Comparison
D.
Analysis
E.
Argument
F.
Business letter
Signatures:
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Originator Date
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Area Chair Date
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Center Director Date
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Academic Review
Committee Date
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Dean, College of Arts
and Sciences Date
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VPAA Date
Required Texts and/
or Materials:
Hartmann, P. and Blass, L. Quest: Reading and Writing in
the Academic World Book 3, 1999, McGraw-Hill, Boston.
Recommended
Resources:
Jones, P. and Farness, J.
College Writing Skills, 1997, Collegiate Press.
Byrd, P. and Benson, B.
Improving the Grammar of Written English: The Handbook, 1989, Heinle & Heinle, Boston.
Other Resources or
References:
