Institute of English Language and Literature, University of Sindh

B.S –II (English Language Teaching)

Academic Writing
3rd Semester 2024
Teacher concerned: Marvi Shaikh Contact: marvi.shaikh@usindh.edu.pk

Teaching Strategy

The course will be taught in terms of interactive lectures, in-class discussions and creative assignments.

Topics

1. The Writing Process

a. Background to Writing (Key Terms)
b. Developing Plans from Titles
c. Evaluating a Text
d. Paraphrasing
e. References
f. Writing Introductions and Conclusions

2. Accuracy in Writing
a. Adverbs
b. Articles
c. Caution
d. Conjunctions
e. Formality in Verbs
f. Countable and Uncountable Nouns
g. Prepositions after Verbs
h. Relative Pronouns
i. Tenses

3. Writing Modals
a. Letters
b. CVs
c. Essays

Teaching resources
Bailey, S. (2003). Academic Writing: A Practical Guide for Students. Routledge Falmer Taylor &
Francis Group. London and New York.