{"id":114,"date":"2016-12-31T03:57:09","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T03:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga102\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2016-12-31T03:57:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T03:57:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/enga102\/startup\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<div class=\"floatright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:Write-593333_1920.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Write-593333 1920.jpg\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/2\/2c\/Write-593333_1920.jpg\/320px-Write-593333_1920.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"189\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Course name<\/b>: English for academic writing\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>English for academic writing<\/b> is the second of four micro courses for the English for academic writing course. It takes the form of readings, videos and online assignments.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Course_metrics\">Course metrics<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li> <b>Notional learning hours<\/b>: 30 hours\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Duration<\/b>:  ## weeks, 10 hours per week\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Assessment<\/b>:&nbsp;?? hours\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Formal credit option<\/b>: Yes\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Course<\/b>: One of four micro courses for the English Composition I course\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Credential<\/b>: Certificate in Higher Education (??)\n<\/li>\n<li> <b>Level<\/b>: 1st year Bachelors Degree\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"What.27s_it_about.3F\">What&#8217;s it about?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this micro course you will begin to learn how to adapt your writing for the academic context. To do this you will cover the concepts of making a thesis statement and learning how to defend it.\n<\/p>\n<p>The first step you will cover is the process of building a clear, concise thesis statement; as part of this you will learn about how to build effective arguments which you will learn to defend your thesis with.\n<\/p>\n<p>You will then shift to learning about Rogerian arguments, which cover opposing viewpoints in an attempt to find common ground between differing views. The goal of this type of persuasive writing is to validate the reader&#8217;s position and opens their mind to different ways of looking at an issue and, ultimately, to be in the proper frame of mind to accept the author&#8217;s position.\n<\/p>\n<p>Finally we will look at other rhetorical strategies in academic writing. We will focus largely comparison and contrasting and exemplification, and the overarching importance of supporting each of your claims.\n<\/p>\n<p>In this micro course, you will engage with all of these topics and learn how to write better thesis statements, which you then effectively back up and defend.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"What_will_I_learn.3F\">What will I learn?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this course, you will learn to:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> distinguish between other types of writing and academic writing.\n<\/li>\n<li> write a a more effective thesis statement.\n<\/li>\n<li> learn how to create successful arguments to defend your thesis.\n<\/li>\n<li> use Rogerian persuasive arguments to convince readers of your point of view.\n<\/li>\n<li> employ other rhetorical strategies to defend each of you points.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"What.E2.80.99s_involved.3F\">What\u2019s involved?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Participants will join an international community of learners interested in gaining a better understanding of the complex process involved in communicating through writing. Largely self-directed and self-paced, the course will, if learners wish, lead to credits from an affiliated institution.\n<\/p>\n<p>The course will be offered as a micro open online course comprising a number of learning activities and resources. It is to be viewed as part of the larger English for academic writing course of study, coupled with ENGA101, ENGA103 and ENGA104.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"What_prerequisites_should_I_have.2C_if_any.3F\">What prerequisites should I have, if any?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Anyone is free to participate in this course. An internet connection and basic web browsing skills are recommended with the ability to self motivate and direct.\n<\/p>\n<p>Learners aiming to submit assessments for formal academic credit will need to meet the normal university admission requirements of the conferring institution (e.g., language proficiency and school leaving certificates). 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