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Academic Writing Course
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General descriptionWho needs it and why?Writing section IBTIndependent writing in detailsStrategies to use for building writing fluency
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
What is Academic writing?How is it different from writing letters and etc.?What language skills are necessary to be successful in Academic writing
Reading ListeningGrammar Writing Speaking
WHO needs Academic writing? WHY?
Nonnative speakers of the English Language
Students who plan to study abroad (USA, Canada, Japan and etc.)
Employees of International Organizations
People who want to improve their language skills
SECTIONS OF TOEFL IBT
TOEFL IBT
READING3-5 passages
Time: 60-100 min.
LISTENING Time: 60-90 min.
SPEAKING6 questions
Time: 20 min.
WRITING2 tasks
Time: 50 min.
WRITING SECTION
Measures your ability to understand academic English
Consists of 2 tasks:
Integrated task
Time: 20 min.
Independent writing taskTime: 30 min.
Independent academic writing task
Refers to essays that express and support the student’s point of view
Task:
Students have to compose an essay for 30 minutes, at least 300 words
To answer you must state, explain, and support an opinion
Evaluation
No right or wrong questions
You are scored on:
Essay organizationDevelopment of ideasAccuracy of language
Essay organization
Any academic essay should consist of
3 parts:
Introduction (4-5 sentences)
Body (90 % of an essay)
Conclusion (3-4 sentences)
A more detailed essay structure
Development of ideas
Ideas in essay should be properly supported and developed.
This means that you should use statistics, data or personal experience to prove that what you’re writing is true.
Accuracy of language
Language in an essay should be academic and grammatically correct.
The writer should not use contractions
(can’t= can not), spoken idioms (let’s hang out), jargon and slang words.
Strategies to Use for Building Writing Fluency
1) Practice writing in English on a computer keyboard;
2) Practice writing essays;3) Practice organizing information in written form;4) Practice paraphrasing and summarizing
information in written form;5) Read and listen to material you will encounter on
the test;6) Increase your skills in using a variety of
sentence structures and vocabulary;7) Pay attention to time ;8) ATTEND PREPARATORY TOEFL
COURSE !!!!!!
Strategies to Use for the Independent Writing TaskBe familiar with the organization of an effective essay
Study the question carefully
Organize your ideas
Write cohesively and concisely
Budget your time
Use sentences and structures you know to be correct
Check your grammar
Thank you for your attention!
Do you have any questions?
