Übung Essay Writing

Essay Writing now consists of Essay Writing 1 (structure) and Essay Writing 2 (language). You should take each course once and we strongly recommend taking 1 before 2. Those who have already taken one course (WS 2014/15 or before) can take either EW1 or EW2 depending on which area they wish to focus on. You are strongly encouraged to take each course with different teachers to gain different perspectives on effective writing practice. Course Objectives Students will improve their ability to analyse and produce effective essays for an academic audience. Specific topics include: essay types and methods of development, including explanation, argument, discussion and comparison/contrast outlining and structuring whole texts and paragraphs writing thesis statements cohesion and transition expressions using accurate and appropriate sentence structure & grammar vocabulary, register and style choice revising essays Content Essay Writing 1 focusses on structure. We will discuss areas such as: Planning your essay / Brainstorming Paragraph structure Thesis statements Introduction Conclusion Body Paragraphs Coherence / Cohesion Editing / Proofreading Essay types Essay Writing 2 focusses on language. We will discuss areas such as: Register Essay vocabulary Language of opinion Punctuation Editing / proofreading Hedging Taking a stance / writing critically Conciseness Approach In addition to writing exercises in class, participants will also write and submit a minimum of two essays over the term. All essays will receive individual feedback to prepare students for the SPII exam. BN Requirements Regular attendance (80%) Active participation in in-class discussions and writing activities Completion and submission of two essays of ca. 500 words Registration Since space is limited, all students MUST ATTEND CLASS in the FIRST TWO WEEKS in order to confirm their space. If they do not, and do not contact their instructor, the space will be given to the next student on the waiting list. Students are also required to decide by week 2 whether to continue with the class for the whole semester, and notify their instructor if they intend to drop it. This way, students on the waiting list can be admitted in time to meet the attendance requirement and no spaces are empty. Students who are admitted to courses and drop out part-way through the term (without a formal excuse e.g. due to illness) will receive lower priority when registering to take the course again in a later term. Emery, Matthew Universität Düsseldorf WiSe 2015/16 Butkus Katherine