Course syllabus

Course Aims

English Writing 101/94F helps you produce well-written and well-structured assignments, which address the question being asked in an appropriate way. The course focuses on the process of essay writing, and looks at the types of writing students are asked to produce in undergraduate assignments across different subjects and genres (e.g. definition, comparison, critical analysis, argument, literature review, case study, report).

This is a content course with a strong skills-based component built into the tutorials. You must attend one tutorial per week as much of the writing practice is done in tutorials. 15% of the final grade is based on tutorial tasks (see Schedule on p. 3 of the Course Outline for details). English Writing 101 can be used to fulfil the Academic English Language Requirement (AELR), and is also a first year course for a major in TESOL.  

To be successful in this course, you need to be fluent in spoken and written English. This is NOT a course in English as a Second Language and the course does not focus on vocabulary and grammatical structures that students with English as an additional language require. If this is your background, consider taking one of the credit-bearing Academic English Studies courses instead.

Lectures and tutorials

Lectures:      Monday       1-2pm Old Choral Hall G53 (104-G53)                  

                    Thursday      1-2pm Old Choral Hall G54 (104-G54)

Tutorials:      Thursday      2-3pm Commerce A G16 (114-G16)        

                     Thursday     3-4pm Commerce A G15 (114-G15)

Teaching Staff

Neil Matheson                         nj.matheson@auckland.ac.nz  Arts 2 Rm321 

                                                Office: Thurs 10-11am (email for other times)  tel 923 6727

 Assessment Overview

Assignment 1 Paragraph                5%      150 words                  

Assignment 2 Summary                15%      500 words                         

Assignment 3 Argument Essay     25%      900 words                         

Aropa Revision Practice Tasks      10%      200-300 words              

Tutorial preparation tasks                5%      200-300 words                             

Tutorial tasks                                  10%      various                                 -

See the Course Outline and below  for more details