This resource is a detailed course outline for ELSI 043: English for …
This resource is a detailed course outline for ELSI 043: English for Academic Purposes II, a three-hour non-credit developmental English writing course designed for international freshmen at the University of Illinois Chicago. The course outline is a companion document for the OER textbook Integrated Skills: Academic Writing with Sources (UIC, 2021).
The focus of the text is on interacting in various ways with …
The focus of the text is on interacting in various ways with academic sources and popular articles, including paraphrasing, summarizing, responding to arguments, and using sources to support and develop your own ideas. Each chapter focuses on a specific type of writing you will be doing in the course and provides scaffolded practice to help you build the skills necessary to successfully complete that type of writing.
The major writing assignments that make up this course were specifically chosen in order to target writing skills that can be applied to various writing contexts. The writing skills you practice in this course can also be applied to other courses in which writing is assigned, such as summarizing a textbook chapter, responding to written opinions, locating and evaluating academic sources, and composing an argumentative research paper.
In 2010, the USA Government has launched the Plain Language Project. The …
In 2010, the USA Government has launched the Plain Language Project. The Project has been tackling the issue of simplifying and crystallizing the English language level of the written materials used in the governmental offices and authorities. But the objectives of the Project have been extended to include other domains like the educational institutions. This series of articles handles the most intricate issues related to this Project.
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