ALACS MA TESOL TCSOL Academic writing
Duration 9 days
Team Centre For English Language Education

MA TESOL/TCSOL Writing Course

Target students: Students registered on the MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and the MA Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages

Duration: Nine weeks

Aims and objectives

The aim of the course is to help you develop your academic writing and provide support for your coursework on the MA TESOL/TCSOL course.  Key objectives are as follows: 

  • to develop your confidence in writing in English 
  • to develop your written accuracy and fluency in academic contexts 
  • to develop your ability to self-edit and proofread your own work 
  • to better manage the process of writing assignments 

Syllabus

Week 1 Introduction to Academic Writing

Week 2 Paragraph Writing

Week 3 Finding Sources

Week 4 Argument in Academic Writing

Week 5 Effective Paraphrasing

Week 6 Effective Citation approaches

Week 7 Clarity and Cohesion

Week 8 Writing about Context

Week 9 Proof Reading

LocationStart DateAll DatesTimesPlaces AvailableBook
Online Course07 October 202407, 14, 21, 28 October, 04, 11, 18, 25 November, 02 December 20249:00am - 10:30am15
Jubilee Campus08 October 202408, 15, 22, 29 October, 05, 12, 19, 26 November, 03 December 20249:00am - 10:30am3
Jubilee Campus10 October 202410, 17, 24, 31 October, 07, 14, 21, 28 November, 05 December 20249:00am - 10:30am8