Mona Syllabus C2 L6, 2016.1.docxVIP

Intensive English Program California State University NorthridgeAcademic Skills 3, Reading WritingSession 2016.1Instructor: Mona Mohammad-MackiEmail: mona.macki@Class Number: 962- Core 2 Level 6Location: USU LVT DMeeting Days: Monday-FridayMeeting Time: 10:30-12:00Required Textbooks and Course MaterialsGreat Writing 5 Student Book/ Online Workbook- Cengage Reading Explorer 4- Cengage Everyday Writer, 5th edition, Bedford St. Martin’s, Andrea A. LunsfordNotebook, Notebook Paper, Pencils, and PensA folder to organize class materialsReliable access to a computerAn American English dictionaryCourse Objectives:Writing:Writing essay introduction, body paragraphs and conclusions, including thesis statements, supporting ideas and concluding sentences.Writing summaries and comments, including analysis and synthesis on readingsImproving paragraph development and organizationIntroducing research skillsWriting in various rhetorical modes such as: process, comparison and argumentativeUnderstanding how to cite works from an author, practicing paraphrasing, quoting and making basic citations, and how to reference.Reading:Improving reading comprehension skills by developing “higher order” generalization such as: identifying academic field, general topic, general content, thesis and purposeImproving reading speed, focusing on vocabulary development; identifying essential vocabulary from non-essential vocabularyGuessing the meaning of words from the content Identifying rhetorical modes used to organize readingsUnderstanding and using synonyms, antonyms, word roots, and word formsPracticing mechanics such as: punctuation, double-spacing, title case, and headingsReading supplemental materials: Inventions that changed the world or a teacher selected/ approved novelGrammar:Practicing proofreading, editing and revisingShowing logical relationships in and among paragraphs using transitionsUsing tense agreementFocusing on specific error types: subject-verb agreement, articles, quantif