Online Academic Writing (in English) - Redação Acadêmica em Inglês Online - Nível Intermediário Avançado e Avançado

Apresentação

Duração : 10 meses - Preço : R$1250.00 - Local : Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais)Duração: o aluno determinará a duração de seu curso (10 meses, ou mensalidade adicional de R$125,00 por mês adicional)

O interessado deve ter nível de inglês intermediário avançado (TOELF) ou Avançado.

Não inclui a revisão/correção de materiais extra-curriculares, os quais poderão ser contratados à parte.

Programa do curso

Part 1: THE WRITING PROCESS
Student Introduction 1
1.1 Background to Writing
1.2 Plagiarism
1.3 From Titles to Outlines
Writing Foundations 3

1.4 Evaluating Texts
1.5 Purpose and
Register
1.6 Selecting Key Points
1.7 Note-making
1.8 Paraphrasing
1.9 Summary Writing
1.10 Combining Sources
Reading and Note-making 13
1.11 Planning Essays
1.12 Organising Paragraphs
1.13 Organising the Main Body
1.14 Introductions
1.15 Conclusions
1.16 Rewriting and Proof-reading
Writing Stages 39
Part 2: ELEMENTS OF WRITING
Student Introduction 65
2.1 Argument
2.2 Cause and Effect
2.3 Cohesion
2.4 Comparison
2.5 Definitions
2.6 Discussion
2.7 Examples
2.8 Generalisations
2.9 Numbers
2.10 Opening Paragraphs
2.11 References and Quotations
2.12 Restatement and Repetition
2.13 Style
2.14 Synonyms
2.15 Variation in Sentence Length
2.16 Visual Information
This may be partly true, but. . .
Flooding results from heavy rain
The former. . ., while the latter. . .
His work is more interesting than hers
An assignment is a task given to
students
Benefits and drawbacks
Many departments, for instance
medicine,
Computers are useful machines
The figures in the report. . .
In recent years the internet has. . .
As Donner (1997) pointed out. . .
In other words. . .
Precise, semi-formal, impersonal and
objective
Interpretation/explanation
Long vs. short sentences
Graphs, charts and tables
vi Contents
Part 3: ACCURACY IN WRITING
Student Introduction 119
3.1 Abbreviations
3.2 Academic Vocabulary
3.3 Adverbs
3.4 Articles
3.5 Caution
3.6 Confusing Pairs
3.7 Conjunctions
3.8 Nationality Language
3.9 Nouns and Adjectives
3.10 Nouns – Countable and
Uncountable
3.11 Nouns – Umbrella
3.12 Prefixes and Suffixes
3.13 Prepositions
3.14 Punctuation
3.15 Relative Pronouns
3.16 Singular or Plural?
3.17 Time Words and Phrases
3.18 Verbs – Formality
3.19 Verbs – Modal
3.20 Verbs – Passives
3.21 Verbs and Prepositions
3.22 Verbs of Reference
3.23 Verbs – Tenses
i.e./WTO/nimby
subjective/objective
currently/eventually
a/an/the
Poor education tends to lead to crime
affect/effect
furthermore/however
Denmark/Danish/Danes
efficiency/efficient
business/businesses
field/concept/factor
undergraduate/graduation
The purpose of this paper. . .
that/which/who
the team is/are
Since the nineteenth century. . .
speed up/accelerate
may/could/should
The gases were discovered. . .
concentrate on
Martins (1975) claimed that. . .
Few scientists dispute/have disputed. . .
Part 4: WRITING MODELS
Student Introduction 185
4.1 Formal Letters
4.2 CVs
4.3 Reporting and Designing Surveys
4.4 Taking Ideas from Sources
4.5 Comparison Essay
4.6 Discussion Essay
Letter layout and letters of application
Layout and phrasing of a curriculum vitae
Questionnaire design and survey reports
The note-making and paraphrasing process
A comparison of classroom learning with internet-based teaching
Education is the most important factor in national development – Discuss