| Faculteit | Letteren |
| Jaar | 2022/23 |
| Vakcode | LAX049P05 |
| Vaknaam | Rhetoric and Composition Ib |
| Voertaal | Engels |
| Periode | semester I b |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Rooster | rooster.rug.nl |
| Uitgebreide vaknaam | Rhetoric and Composition Ib | ||||||||||||
| Leerdoelen | Aims of Course During this course, students are expected to acquire the following skills: • Understanding academic writing as a process, entailing drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading. • Writing an argumentative essay in grammatically and stylistically correct English, showing an awareness of audience, purpose, and tone. • Carrying out research projects—including locating, evaluating, analyzing, and integrating sources. • Presenting the results of their research in a well-organized argumentative essay. • Displaying critical reasoning skills, both in speaking and writing. • Delivering an oral presentation in appropriate English, making effective use of audio-visual equipment, and engaging in a group discussion fluently. • Evaluating their own work critically. |
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| Omschrijving | Rhetoric & Composition Ib is the second of four writing and argumentation courses designed for American Studies majors. During this course, students will be introduced to academic writing skills, with a particular focus on the composition of argumentative essays. Rhetoric & Composition is not a language acquisition course, but language proficiency in English will be developed further through various assignments, writing tasks, and tests. |
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| Uren per week | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Onderwijsvorm |
werkcollege
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| Toetsvorm | essay, presentatie | ||||||||||||
| Vaksoort | bachelor | ||||||||||||
| Coördinator | Dr. K.S. Roberts | ||||||||||||
| Docent(en) | J.A. Müller, MA. , E.A. Olsen, PhD. ,Dr. K.S. Roberts | ||||||||||||
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