ENGL 109
Introduction to Academic Writing
MW 4-5:20pm
HH 138
Professor Rebecca Tierney-Hynes
Phone: (519) 888-4567 x 35667
Email: rtierney@uwaterloo.ca
Office: HH 225
Office hours: MW 5:30-6:30pm
Course website: http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/~rtierney
Course Description:
This introductory course is
designed to develop basic skills in academic writing. The course will cover the
processes of expository and argumentative writing, as well as the fundamentals
of grammar and academic style. Through reflective writing, workshops, and
discussion, we will explore three genres of professional writing. The course is
designed to allow you to carry these skills over to any academic course of
study.
Course Objectives:
This course will strengthen
your ability to:
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recognize and organize evidence for an argument
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develop a strong, coherent thesis from that evidence
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argue that thesis with convincing, documented evidence in
clear, elegant, scholarly prose.
Course Texts:
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The Norton Field Guide to Writing, 4th Ed.
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A Practical English Grammar, ed. Thomson and Martinet (free
online)
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Photocopies
(provided in class)
The Norton Field Guide is available at the UW Bookstore (SCH).
The website is required
reading. You are responsible for all
information posted on the course website.