EAP2112: English for Academic Purposes

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  Welcome to this module  English for Academic Purposes (EAP2112 (Unit 2). I am sure you will enjoy it.

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    Dear participants, use this forum to introduce yourself. Give your name, e-mail, phone number, location, and hobbies.

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   This topic introduces you to paragraph skills. You will be equipped with the skills about a paragraph: definition, paragraph structure, types of paragraphs and qualities of a good paragraph.

  Learning objectives

  • Define a paragraph
  • Distinguish three sections of a paragraph
  • Write different types of paragraphs
  • Analyse the structure of a paragraph: topic sentence, supporting sentences and a concluding sentence

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  This block introduces you to short essay writing skills. You will be equipped with  different types of essays, structure of an essay, writing the introduction of an essay(thesis statement) and  persuasive and balanced techniques of writing an essay.

  Learning objectives

  • Differenciate types of essays
  • Distinguish sections of an essay
  • Write an introduction of an essay having a thesis statement
  • Apply both balanced view and persuasive view in short essay writing

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• Select section Block three: Rhetorical Functions in Academic Writing: Basic literary genres

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   This block will introduce you to basic rhetorical functions in academic writing. You will be able to report a text, argue and discuss, compare and contrast and evaluate someone's point of view.

  Learning objectives

  • Reporting on a given text
  • Arguing and discussing on a given topic
  • Comparing and contrasting
  • Evaluating a point of view

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