The main aims of the course are to develop the ability of recognising, constructing and writing various types of expository paragraphs as well as introducing the principles of writing short summaries, developing the skill of identifying relevant information in the source text and writing a summary based on this information. The course also aims to develop the command of communicative, technical, cognitive and organizational aspects of written language such as style, register, punctuation, awareness of the recipient, and the stages of the writing process.
Learning contents:
1. Reading, analysing and discussing model paragraphs to identify principles ruling the organisation of a typical paragraph;
2. Exercises on the paragraph structure: controlling idea, topic sentence, major/minor supporting sentences, concluding sentence, unity/cohesion, logic (coherence), completeness;
3. Learning and perfecting through writing and correction 6 obligatory types of paragraph development: listing/ exemplification, comparison and contrast, classification, cause and effect; and 2 additional ones – definition and process description.
4. Exercises developing the practical use of English: register and style, complex and compound sentences, effective selection of vocabulary, logical linking and linking phrases, the basic rules of punctuation.
5 Writing and correcting at least 5-6 short summaries of contemporary texts of 100-210 words on general topics.
- Nauczyciel: Jakub Dekier