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Helen Hefter – Introduction to Academic Writing
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“If you’re looking for ESL resources for writing, Frank’s materials make an excellent choice.
Helen Hefter – Introduction to Academic Writing
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Introduction to Academic Writing
Learn Six Essential Steps For Getting Top Scores in Writing in English Without Staying up All Night
Are you tired of using a dull textbook that’s only partly helpful and lacks a clear step-by-step system for learning critical essay writing?
Do you wish to have all the objectives for learning critical essay writing in one place, available 24/7?
In this course, you are going to follow the six essential steps to turn a lousy essay into an OUTSTANDING paper—that gets a top grade.
And you’ll do it through snappy, informative videos and accompanying transcripts, helpful quizzes, useful self-assessments, and writing activities.
“The course is very easy to navigate, the videos are very clear and straightforward, and the supporting materials are abundant and useful. Have a look at these materials if you teach Academic Writing. This is what the future of ESL materials will look like: well-designed, interactive, multimedia rich–and made locally by teachers for teachers.”
Nick Walker, Academic Writing instructor, Ahuntsic College
“If you’re looking for ESL resources for writing, Frank’s materials make an excellent choice. Each aspect of writing is broken down into manageable modules that students can follow at their own pace. Frank is highly knowledgeable in his field and his passion for his subject comes across in his engaging lectures. I used his Academic Writing Course to teach advanced ESL College students, and found this to be a great choice.”
Michelle Baker, ESL Professor, Rosemont College
Your Instructor
Helen is an English Language teacher at Montmorency college in Montreal.
Chris Rush assisted in course production. He has been teaching business English online since 2012. He has taught over 1,000 students from over 100 countries.
For the past two years, in addition to teaching, he has created online courses to help learners improve their English anytime, anywhere.
Course Curriculum
Introduction
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Study Guide
- Pre-test your knowledge of academic writing
1. Focus your argument
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1. questions
- 1.1 Introduction: laying the foundation (2:26)
- 1.2 Specific purpose: distinguish between subject & topic (5:43)
- 1.3 Debatable thesis: what’s your point? (5:04)
- 1.4 Literary analysis: introduction (6:14)
- 1.5 Literary analysis: character, plot, point of view (10:57)
- 1.6 Literary analysis: setting, style, theme (9:46)
- Reading: Narrative, person, distance, author
- Reading Quiz
- Activity 1.1 Subject vs. topic
- Activity 1.2 Literary terms
- Activity 1.3 Thesis statements
- Self-assessment Worksheet
- M1 Quiz_20 points
2. Develop your ideas
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2.1 Introduction: gather your material (1:59)
- 2.2 Do research: know how to read with SQ3R (11:04)
- 2.3 Take notes: 3 note-taking methods (8:24)
- 2.4 Think critically: take a stance (8:26)
- 2.5 Paraphrasing: use your own words (5:57)
- 2.6 Summarizing: keep it short and sweet (4:29)
- 2.7 Quoting: direct or indirect – your choice (7:55)
- 2.8 Use tables: explain the facts (4:33)
- 2.9 Use graphs and charts: make it visually interesting (5:07)
- Activity 2.1 Logical fallacies
- Activity 2.2 Take Notes
- M2 Quiz_10 points
- Self-assessment Worksheet
