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Overview

Develop your academic writing skills in English as a second language (ESL) learner and advance your English writing at university

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

4,450

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Intermediate

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Credential

Certificate

Academic Writing in English for ESL Learners
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Academic Writing in English for ESL Learners
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Highlights

  • Earn a certificate from UCL (University College London)
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Academic Writing in English for ESL Learners
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Course details

Skills you will learn
Who should do this course?

This course is designed for English as a second language learners and English as a foreign language learners studying in English at higher education institutions around the world.

It will also be useful for learners of English who wish to improve their academic writing skills.

What are the course deliverables?
Explore the main components of writing and their conventions
 
Identify the nature of writing argumentative essays and their conventions
 
Demonstrate the ability to write critically and analytically
 
Evaluate one's own work and the work of others
 
Explore a diversity of students’ backgrounds and look at how they enhance the writing experience and encourage writing practice
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More about this course
  • This course will equip you with the skills to write good persuasive essays in English at university level, as well as improve your critical thinking skills, argument reasoning, and use of external sources for writing in English.
  • As writing is an essential skill in all disciplines and one of the main methods of assessments at university, these challenges can negatively impact student learning progress.
  • On this course, you'll learn the requirements for good academic writing in English.
  • You'll have the chance to improve your English writing skills through practice and develop your knowledge of argumentative essay structure and composition.
  • You'll also discover how to write critically and analytically using evidence, argument reasoning, analysis and evaluation.
  • As you improve and evaluate your own work as well as the work of others, you'll learn how to use external evidence in your English essay writing and how to search for primary and secondary resources.
  • Paid certification course
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Academic Writing in English for ESL Learners
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Curriculum

Week 1: The nature of academic writing and argumentative essays

The nature of academic writing to university students.

Essay structure.

Composition skills.

 

Week 2: Critical thinking and usage of evidence

Argument reasoning, analysis and evaluation.

Supporting evidence.

Critical reflection.

 

Week 3: Using external resources

Searching for evidence: primary and secondary resources.

Documentation and formatting.

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Academic Writing in English for ESL Learners
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Faculty details

Eileen Kennedy
Professor at UCL Knowledge Lab, IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society. Eileen's reesearch focuses on online learning, pedagogy, technology and future digital education.

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