In this course, students will begin by writing paragraphs and progress to
writing short essays. Thus, different aspects of effective paragraph writing
(such as unity, coherence, and development), sentence structural variety, and
editing considerations (such as grammar, usage, and spelling) will be covered.
Throughout the numerous writing assignments, students will follow a process of
prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and final polishing.
The course encourages students to learn both autonomously and
cooperatively. Students need to set up their own learning goals and follow
their plans to complete their own web-based learning portfolios. Students also
need to help each other in reviewing and revising papers.
The course includes various in-class activities and out-of-class
practices to encourage different learning modes and styles: lectures, group
discussion, writing on-line, video watching, peer review, portfolio compiling,
and student-instructor conference, to name a few.