LSA Course Guide

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Class Detail:
FA 2011 English Language Institute ELI 300 - Writing and Grammar in Academic Contexts Section 001
Credits:	3
Credit Exclusions:	A maximum of four ELI credits may be counted toward a degree.
Waitlist Capacity:	50
Consent:	With permission of instructor.
Repeatability:	May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:	Altman,Roann
	(real time availability for all sections)

This course focuses on writing with grammatical accuracy in order to produce academic papers. The course provides instruction on short texts including extended definitions, introductions and data commentary; grammatical focus is on article usage, tense choice, transition words, and relative clauses. Classroom activities include individual and small-group writing exercises. Students may also meet in small groups for self-and peer editing; individual conferences with the instructor may also be scheduled.

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Textbooks/Other Materials (data maintained by department in Wolverine Access)



ISBN: 0131523597	Writing academic English, Author: Alice Oshima ; Ann Hogue, Publisher: Pearson Longman 4. ed. 2006
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