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Designing & developing a writing course for low-level believers and achievers!

Designing & developing a writing course for low-level believers and achievers!. Debbie Mann INTO Newcastle University 12 th February 2011. The Principles of Syllabus Design. A syllabus needs to: be developmental , demonstrating clear progression toward the learning outcome/s.

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Designing & developing a writing course for low-level believers and achievers!

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  1. Designing & developing a writing course for low-level believers and achievers! Debbie Mann INTO Newcastle University 12th February 2011

  2. The Principles of Syllabus Design A syllabus needs to: be developmental, demonstrating clear progression toward the learning outcome/s. provide opportunity for students to review and consolidate through recycling provide learning that is transferable across a variety of contexts and disciplines (Alexander,Argent&Spencer,2008)

  3. The Student Cohort This syllabus has been designed for students who are on a preparatory Academic English course: Pre-Foundation Undergraduates Postgraduates IELTS 4.0

  4. The Objectives At the end of this course students will be able to: Describe a situation Acknowledge the associated problems Present solutions Critically evaluate the proposed solutions and 5. Identify an appropriate response

  5. WHY USE RHETORICAL FUNCTIONS? Rhetorical Functions: Combine communicative purpose with meaning-based grammar and vocabulary Focus the efforts of learning & teaching on developing language within context Use language that can be transferred across the disciplines Provide recycling & an accelerated development of language through the writing of simple texts Allow for progression from the more simple to the more complex functions (Alexander,Argent&Spencer,2008)

  6. Syllabus IELTS 4.0 Wk1 Establish topic /text / plan a cause and effect essay / write an Introduction and consider thesis statement Wk 2 Review thesis statement / Formulate topic sentences Wk3 Write a cause and effect paragraph/s Language to communicate cause & effect + transitional signals / Incorporating sources Wk 4 Write a conclusion / Formality in verbs Set formative assignment: A cause & effect essay

  7. Wk5 Establish topic /text / plan a compare & contrast essay / write an Introduction and thesis statement Wk6 Topic sentences / Write a compare and contrast paragraph/s / Paraphrasing & incorporating sources Wk7 Writing a conclusion / using caution Set summative assignment: A compare & contrast essay Wk8 Establish topic /text / identify the situation, problem & solution /acknowledge the different grammatical structures for each section including cause & effect Wk9 Write an evaluation / language to compare & contrast Wk10 Final exam: An SPSE essay

  8. When writing the syllabus... Consider the following: “What does a student need from an EAP course in order to study academic subjects through the medium of English?” (Alexander,Argent&Spencer,2008)

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