Course Outline

Course Identity
Subject
Credit
Department
Semester
Lecturer

: ESP Writing
:2
: Fisheries 2A
: Even / 2
: Zandi Ernomo; 085 755 127 481; zandiernomo@gmail.com

Course Description
This course concentrates on fundamental writing skills development at the sentence and paragraph levels. This course also
emphasizes fluency in the writing process through drafting, revising, and editing in order to produce organized and coherent
writing. Furthermore, this course provides student with composing a variety of writing genres.
Basic Competence
By the end of the course, the students are able to communicate English in the forms of written authentic compositions related
to their field to construct different types of writing genres (letters, descriptive, recount, procedure)
Contents
Writing material is taken from many sources.
Classroom Activities
The classroom activities will emphasize on brainstorming ideas before writing, drafting, giving feedback on student
composition, and editing.
Evaluation
20% for Attendance
40% for Daily Activity + Quiz
20% for Midterm Test
20% for Final Test
References:
1. Oshima, Alice. Hague, Ann. 1981. Writing Academic English. Addison Wesley Publishing
2. Mills, Robin, Frazier Laurie. North Star: Reading and Writing. Pearson Longman.
3. Bly, Robert W. 2004. Websters New World: Letter Writing Handbook. Wiley Publishing Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
MEETING SCHEDULE
Topic and Description

No

Meeting

1.

Introduction to Writing

2.

Simple and compound sentence

3.

Complex sentence; exercise (simple, compound, and complex)

4.

Jumbled Sentence (simple, compound, and complex)

5.

Quiz 1

6.

Topic and supporting sentence & writing ideal job (brainstorm and draft)

7.

Writing ideal job (revising and editing)

8.

Examination Week

9.

Descriptive Paragprah

10

Recount Paragprah

10

11.

Procedure Paragprah

12.

Expository Paragraph

13.

Motivation Letter
Personal Letter

14.

Application letter

15.

Final Test for Writing

16.

Examination Week

11
12

13

14
15
16