Argumentative Writing Course

The course is a continuation to Expository and Analytical Writing. In this course, the aim is to further improve students‘ ability in argumentative writing, a skill that can help students‘ personal, academic, and professional life. The purpose of argumentative writing in this course is to convince the audience in a reasonable manner by employing critical thinking skills to form logical, effective and believable written arguments. Emphasis is placed on the process of writing with development of content, organization, and paragraph to essay structure. The teaching – learning activities are conducted through brief presentations by the teacher, discussions that involve both students and teachers, and practices by the students in the form of essay writing workshops. Integrated into these activities are the in-class assignments, analytical reading sessions and peer review activities in addition to extended essays developed outside of class.

• PLO-5
  Menunjukkan keterampilan presentasi tertulis, visual dan lisan untuk mengkomunikasikan pengetahuan yang berhubungan dengan bahasa Inggris
• PLO-6
  Mendemonstrasikan kompetensi lisan dan tulis yang setara dengan level B2 CEFR.

PO-1
Students are able to internalize values, norms, and ethics which encompass academic integrity, respect towards diversity and originality in ideas into individual and collaborated works and performance of the course.

PO-2
Students are able to practice logical, systematic and critical thinking skills in addition to being innovative to write argumentative essays that meet the intended functions, criteria of unity and coherence in their individual work.

PO-3
Students are able to write properly structured and organized sentences, paragraphs, and essays which demonstrates CEFR’s B2 level of English writing proficiency following the language concepts required to write argumentative essays that communicate awareness of academic – related issues.

PO-4
Students are able to produce argumentative essays that communicate the intended purposes by incorporating the process of writing, the use of supporting ICT and principles of unity and coherence in effective, creative and learner – centred learning activities.