Email Writing Lab 2020
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EDGE Code
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EDGE IIB
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Term
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Summer
Online - Live Stream Classes |
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Class Time
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Tues Period 2 & Thu Period 2
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Instructor
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O'Neill
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Description
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This course has two aims: to help students master the important skill of email writing and to help students understand how different levels of formality and politeness are formed in English. Although not all students will need to speak English for their future jobs, most will have to read and respond to email; as such, this course is extremely useful preparation and will look very good on a resume. In addition, the ability to adapt your language based on requirements of formality and politeness will not only help you craft professional email but will also transfer into your spoken communication. This class is recommended for students that need to write email in academic or professional situations and students who want to know how to be polite when making requests, saying “no”, and saying “sorry.”
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Schedule
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1. Course Introduction: Culture & Structure
2. Email Language: Common Expressions 3. Pragmatics: Making requests 1 4. Pragmatics: Making requests 2 5. Pragmatics: Making requests 2 6. Quiz 1 – Writing Workshop 7. Pragmatics: Refusals 1 8. Pragmatics: Refusals 2 9. Pragmatics: Refusals 3 10. Quiz 2 - Writing workshop |
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Homework
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Students will be given time to write in class. Any writing assignments not finished in class should be finished at home.
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Materials
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Provided by instructor
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Grading
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Grades will be based on two quizzes given in classes 6 and 10.
i. Quiz 1: 45% ii. Quiz 2: 45% iii. Participation: 10% |
