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EAP SCHEME OF WORK Academic Year 2016-2017

Academic Writing Semester One

Teacher: Victoria Li Yun Centre: Chengdu

Weight Set Date Due Date

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Pre-Writing Task 0% 17 October 2016 16 November 2016

Timing of the course:

Semester 1 begins 8th October 2016 and ends with exams during 9 th January 2017, a total of
15 weeks.
Semester 2 begins the week of 13 th February 2017 and ends with Final Exams beginning the
week of 5th June 2017, a total of 18 weeks.

Week Syllabus content/ related Recommended materials Notes

Learning outcomes
1. Referencing skills Cite them right: the essential Distribute Learning
Avoiding plagiarism referencing guide (Pears & Shields) Outcomes for
W11 Writing from EAP
A quick guide to referencing, based on syllabus
Paraphrasing and summarizing Pears and Shields’ Cite them right:
Avoiding plagiarism http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/Public/
W7, W8 LISS/Documents/Guidelines/
ReferencingGuide.pdf Give students the
website of phrase
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/ bank from P16 EAP
ibm2007/cite_them_right.pdf syllabus
2. Mini Pre-Writing
Harvard referencing tutorial Task for an essay of
http://ist.glos.ac.uk/referencing/ 300 words
harvard/activity.html
3. Assign Pre-writing
Chp 8, P306-311Writing academic Task;
English ( Oshima&Hogue)

Chp 8 Oxford EAP

( Chazal&Mc Carter)

Chp 10 Successful Academic Writing

(Gillet, Hammond & Martala)
 Part 1(1.6, 1.7, 1.8) Academic
Writing (Bailey)

Unit 2 Extended Writing & Research

Skills (McCormack & Slaught)

4. Review of essay writing Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4 Writing Academic

process and essay structure English (Oshima & Hogue)

Passive voice Unit 6 Successful Academic Writing

W2, W5, V5 (Gillet, Hammond & Martala)

5. Essay genres Unit 1 & 4 Study Skills in English

6. Chronological Essay (Wallace)
7. Causes & Effects essay Pre-Writing Task due
Guide students to phrase bank Chapter 5&6 Writing Academic
W3, V5 English (Oshima&Hogue)

Chp 7/9/10 Oxford EAP (Chazal &

Mc Carter)

Part 2 Academic Writing (Bailey)

http://
www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/.
8. Use of English error analysis EAP past papers

Academic Vocabulary in Academic Word list:

Writing http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/a
wl.htm

Self correction & Peer Unit 6 Successful Academic Writing

correction (Gillet, Hammond & Martala)

W2, V1, V2, V6 Chapter 5-10 Vocabulary (Campbell)

9. Sentence Structure Part III Writing Academic English
W1, W4 (Oshima & Hogue)
Review of referencing skills
W11 Chp 8 Oxford EAP
( Chazal&Mc Carter)

Chp 10 Successful Academic Writing

 (Gillet, Hammond & Martala)
10. Critical thinking in academic Chp 8 EAP essentials
writing ( Alexander, Argent & Spencer)
W10
Chp 8 Successful Academic Writing
Personal Statement Writing (Gillet, Hammond & Martala)

P188-189 Oxford EAP

( Chazal & Mc Carter)

Part 10/12/13 Getting Critical

( Williams)

P97- 99 7 Chp 11 Successful

Academic Writing
(Gillet, Hammond & Martala)

http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-
works/undergraduate/filling-your-
application/your-personal-statement

11. Data response 2.11 Academic Writing (Bailey)

Give feedback of personal Chp 7 Successful Academic Writing

statement (Gillet, Hammond & Martala)

Review of referencing skills Chp 8 Writing academic English

W6, W11 ( Oshima&Hogue)

Chp 8 Oxford EAP

( Chazal&Mc Carter)

Chp 10 Successful Academic Writing

(Gillet, Hammond & Martala)

12. Unity & Coherence and

Given/New (Theme/rheme) Chp 2 Classroom Materials 2.6 EAP
information Essentials (Alexander, Argent, &
W2, W4 Spencer)

Reading material students have used

13. Review of essay writing Chp 2, Appendix C Writing Academic
process and essay structure English (Oshima&Hogue)
 Timed essay writing practice IFY EAP Writing past papers topics

Chp 12 Oxford EAP (Chazal&Mc

Carter)
14. Use of English Review IFY EAP Writing past papers

15. End of Semester One Exam

Academic Writing 2016-2017

Semester Two

Weight Set Date Due Date

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Writing Task 12.5% 3 April 2017 12th May 2017

Week Syllabus content/ related Recommended materials Notes

Learning outcomes
1 Feedback of EoS1 exam EoS 1 Exam Writing paper
writing paper
W6
2 Edit / Revise / Proof-read Previous drafts of students’ personal
Personal Statement statement
W6 Chp 15 Successful Academic Writing
(Gillet, Hammond & Martala)
3 Review of essay genres Chp 9 Oxford EAP (Chazal&Mc
Argumentative Essay Carter)
W9
Chp 9 Writing Academic English
(Oshima&Hogue)

Part 2 Academic Writing (Bailey)

4 Noun phrases
Reiterate academic writing
features
W3, W7, V1, V7
Classroom Activity 2. 1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4,
2.8, EAP Essentials (Alexander,
Argent, & Spencer)
Chp 6 Successful Academic Writing
(Gillet, Hammond & Martala)

5 Sentence structure Part III Writing Academic English

 W1, W4 (Oshima&Hogue)

6 Comparison Contrast Essay Chp 7 Oxford EAP (Chazal&Mc

W3 Carter)

Chp 7 Writing Academic English

(Oshima&Hogue)

Part 2 Academic Writing (Bailey)

7 Use of English error analysis EAP Writing past papers
8 Sentence structure Assign Subject-
Punctuation rules Part III, Appendix B Writing Specific Essay or
W1, W4 Academic English (Oshima&Hogue) Report
9
3.9 Academic Writing (Bailey)

10 Review of referencing skills Chp 10 Successful Academic Writing

W11 (Gillet, Hammond & Martala)

Part 1 Academic Writing (Bailey)

Websites on P24 EAP Syllabus 2015-

2016
11 Review of paraphrasing and Chp 8 Writing Academic English
summarising skills (Oshima&Hogue)
W7, W8
Part 1 Academic Writing (Bailey)

Websites on P25 EAP Syllabus 2015-

2016
12 Review Unity & Coherence Chp 2, Appendix C Writing Academic
and given/new(theme/rheme ) English (Oshima&Hogue)
information
W4, R7 Chp 2 Classroom Materials 2.6 EAP
Essentials (Alexander, Argent, &
Spencer)

Reading materials students have used

13 Review of essay writing Part 1 (1.4) Academic Writing (Bailey) Subject-Specific
process Essay or Report due
W5 Chp 1, 2, 3, 4 Writing Academic
Timed essay writing practice English (Oshima&Hogue)
 IFY EAP Writing past papers topics

Chp 12 Oxford EAP (Chazal&Mc

Carter)
14 Use of English Review IFY EAP Writing past papers
15 Essay Writing Review Self correction practice
16 Appendix D Writing Academic
English (Oshima & Hogue)
17 End of Semester Two Exam