INFORMATION AND
Center for International
Education
Course
Number:
COM1404
Course
Title: Writing
IV
Session:
Instructor: Professor Voelzke phone: 6895 email: [email protected]
Office
Hours: Wednesday
Course Description & Objectives: This
course is designed for students to be
able to write paragraphs and essays with clarity, coherence, and
substance. Prerequisite:
COM1304 Writing III or
equivalent proficiency.
Amount of work required outside of class:
Approximately 2 hours of work outside of class required for every class hour
Evaluation Method:
Class participation
& assignments 50%, quizzes 10% & tests 40%
Attendance Policy:
Students who have more
than 4 absences will receive a failing grade for the course.
Required Text:
Writing Academic
English, Oshima
& Hogue (Longman)
Longman Introductory Course for
the TOEFL Test, SECTION 4 Writing,
Phillips (Longman)
Supplement: Tapestry Writing 3, Weidauer (Heine&Heinle)
Outline of Topics
Writing Academic English
Week 1: Chap. 1 The Process of Academic Writing
Week 2: Chap. 2 What is a Paragraph? An Overview
Week 3: Chap. 3 Unity
and Outlining
Week 4: Chap. 4
Coherence
Week 5: Chap. 5 Kinds
of Logical Order
Week 6: Chap. 6
Concrete Support I
Week 7: Chap. 7
Concrete Support II; MIDTERM
Week 8: Chap. 8 The Essay
Week 9: Chap. 9
Patterns of Essay Organization
Week 10: Chap. 10
Types of Sentences
Week 11: Chap. 11 Noun
Clauses
Week 12: Chap. 12
Adverbial Clauses
Week 13: Chap. 13
Relative Clauses
Week 14: Chap. 14
Participial Phrases
Week 15: FINALS
Every week cover
approximately 10 pages pp.151-229 and pp.323-357.