Academic Writing for EFL Students

3 credits · Graduate School - DKU

In Academic Writing, students improve their writing skills by writing multiple drafts of some of the standard graduate-level text forms. On all drafts, peer review and instructor feedback are offered to help students advance to their proficiency levels. In the process of writing their papers, students also develop an awareness of text purpose and audience expectation while improving grammar, vocabulary and reading skills. Specific skills such as recognizing and avoiding plagiarism are taught through appropriate paraphrasing and source citation.