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Course Description
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Course Name
Composition I
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Host University
Anglo-American University
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Location
Prague, Czech Republic
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Area of Study
Communication Studies, Journalism
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
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ECTS Credits
6 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Course Description
The course is designed to develop and improve students’ critical thinking skills, originality and ability to writein English across a variety of genres. The courseemphasizes: writing as process, audience awareness and appropriate stylistic choices, and the production of cohesive, coherently structured, concise and accurate texts. Students are introduced to academic research and citation formats.Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:- Understand the writing process: generating, researching and focusing ideas, outlining, drafting, revising and editing.
- Understand the communicative aspects of writing, i.e., audience and context and how these effect vocabulary choice and tone.
- Be familiar with the different academic genres their structures and content; for example, illustration, narration, and exposition.
- Produce paragraphs and essays that conform to academic structure and content, having clear topic sentences and thesis statements, relevant supports and smooth transitions.
- Display a firm grasp of mechanics of English spelling, punctuation and grammar, and academic conventions.
- Recognise and apply proper citation formats.
- Recognise and avoid all forms of plagiarism.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Some courses may require additional fees.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.