アカデミック・ライティング１

授業テーマ	This course builds academic writing skills from the paragraph to the research essay level. The content for writing topics is current issues (e.g., global warming or the digital divide) and various types of academic writing are looked at (e.g., narratives, summaries, opinions, reports and research essays).
授業のねらい・到達目標	The goal of this course is to develop students’ academic writing skills. Students will be able to analyze currents issues and write about them in various academic writing genres to explain their opinions on the issues and to research experts’ opinions on the issues using web-based resources. The final goal is for students to write an acceptable academic research essay.
授業の方法	This is an academic writing course that focuses on students’ academic writing needs. Each class will introduce a specific writing genre or target (e.g., thesis statements or topic sentences), will involve student pair-work discussing writing topics and progress and, will finish with doing academic writing. Students will learn to take notes, as well as practice planning, writing, and revising different types of writing about their topics. They will also learn to use web-based resources to develop their academic writing skills.
事前学修・事後学修，授業計画コメント	Students are required to weekly prepare approximately one hour outside of class.

授業計画
1	Brainstorming topics: Using mind maps
2	Researching topics: Using online resources
3	Discussing topics: Expressing opinions
4	Writing academic narratives: Using academic narrative outlines
5	Academic narratives due and feedback: Peer and teacher feedback
6	Brainstorming topics: Using mind maps
7	Researching topics: Using online resources
8	Discussing topics: Expressing opinions
9	Writing academic summaries: Using academic summary outline
10	Academic summaries due and feedback: Peer and teacher feedback
11	Brainstorming topics: Using mind maps
12	Researching topics: Using online resources
13	Discussing topics: Expressing opinions
14	Writing academic reports: Using academic report outlines
15	Academic reports due and feedback: Peer and teacher feedback

その他
教科書	Prints will be available on BlackBoard.
成績評価の方法及び基準	平常点(15%)、レポート(35%)、授業参画度(10%)、Narrative Assignment(20%)、Summary Assignment(20%) Students are assessed by completing the two assignments (the first narrative 20%, the second summary 20%) and the academic report (35%), by degree of participation in class (15%) and attendance (10%). The criteria on participation in class are active participation and contribution to discussions.
オフィスアワー	I will be available before class in the teacher's lounge and after in the classroom.