COURSE AIMS

1. To teach students to recognize arguments and to argue effectively in written English (600-700

word essays) on general topics, using a variety of argument types.

2. To develop students’ critical reading skills, reporting skills, analysis skills and discussion skills

- using general academic and media texts.

3. To support students’ research-oriented skills concerning effective use of sources, logical

organization of a BA paper and its components (chapters, sections, paragraphs), application of

a bibliographic standard, and appropriate usage of vocabulary, grammar and the academic style

/ register.