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English Composition I
Curso
en
Inglês
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60 h
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- Individualizado
- Acesso livre
- Certificado pago
- 10 sequências
- Introductive Level
- Legendas em Spanish, French
Detalhes do curso
Programa de Estudos
- Week 1 - The Writing Process
To start our course, we will examine your own writing process and what it means to respond to the writing of others. We will also think about what academic writing means. - Week 2 - Critical Reading
This week will concentrate on the skill of reading critically. Additionally, we will learn about the conventions of academic writing, including integrating evidence and schools of citation. Finally, you are encouraged to write your own critical review of "The ... - Week 3 - Project 1: Visual Analysis
This week, the central topic is visual images in academic writing. The goal is to practice interpreting and writing about images convincingly. Plus, Dr. Comer will help you think about what area of inquiry you would like to focus on in this course and what it ... - Week 4 - Revision Strategies and Visual Analysis Revision
Based on the feedback of your colleagues improve your visual analysis. After you receive feedback on your final submission, submit a self-reflection quiz about your experience writing this project. - Week 5 - Project 2: Case Study
This week, various aspects of effective research will be discussed, such as creating an annotated bibliography, research strategies, and avoiding plagiarism. You will conduct research for your next project, a case study, contribute to an annotated bibliography... - Week 6 - Writing Cohesively and Case Study Revision
In preparation for improving your case study, Professor Comer will present strategies of writing more cohesively. After receiving your final feedback, please submit a self-reflection about this project. - Week 7 - Project 3: Op-Ed
This week, Professor Comer introduces the idea of public scholarship, how academic writing can be transformed for a broader public. Her guest, David Jarmul, will give an overview of how to write an op-ed. You will then have the opportunity to write your own. - Week 8 - Crafting Powerful Prose and Op-Ed Revision
This week Professor Comer will address the topic of concise writing; how to convey meaning with fewer words. Your task is to rewrite your op-ed. - Week 9 - Transferring Writing Practices, Skills, and Knowledge to New Contexts
This final week is dedicated to how to move forward with your writing and apply the skills learned in this course to new contexts. Your final assignment is a self-reflection about your development as a writer over the last several weeks. - Week 10 - Writing in the Humanities, Social Science, and Natural Sciences
Additional videos that highlight differences in academic writing across disciplines.
Pré-requisito
Nenhum.
Instrutores
Dr. Denise Comer
Assistant Professor of the Practice; Director of First-Year Writing
Thompson Writing Program
Editor
A Duke University é uma universidade privada de investigação norte-americana situada em Durham, na Carolina do Norte. A universidade tem o nome da dinastia Duke.
Embora a universidade só tenha sido oficialmente fundada em 1924 (as suas raízes remontam a 1838). Frequentemente referida como a "Harvard do Sul", a Duke é a universidade mais selectiva do Sul dos Estados Unidos.
A universidade é membro da Associação das Universidades Americanas, uma associação que, desde 1900, reúne as universidades de investigação de elite da América do Norte.
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