Introduction to Academic Discourse

ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Discourse (3-0-3)

Introduction to academic writing and reading: Writing process, draft writing, peer editing, and error recognition and correction. Writing styles covered: definition, description, exemplification, comparison, causal analysis, and argumentation. Organisational and grammatical elements. Improvement of reading skills; comprehension, skimming, scanning, meaning from context, lexis and acquisition of academic vocabulary