Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space

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This course on Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space teaches Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space fundamentals through interactive modules. If you are , then this course is for you. You can access this course on web and mobile, it’s available in language.

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This course on Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space teaches Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space fundamentals through interactive modules. If you are , then this course is for you. You can access this course on web and mobile. This complete course is available in language.

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Topics you will learn

  • Starting to write: Understanding definitions of identity
    • 10 videos
      1. Writing your World: Finding yourself in the academic space
      2. Thinking about your essay
      3. Meet our student writers
      4. Through the looking glass: Who am I?
      5. Woodward on identity: I, me and the world
      6. Woodward on identity: Roots and routes
      7. How do definitions work?
      8. Definitions in context
      9. Drafting your definition
      10. Giving feedback on definitions
    • 5 readings
      1. How this course works
      2. Meet your instructors
      3. Week 1: What to expect
      4. Summary of Woodward's interview
      5. Week 1 recommended readings
    • 3 quizzes
      1. Week 1 Graded Quiz
      2. Is this course right for you?
      3. Woodward Practice Quiz
    • 1 peer review
      1. Write your definition of identity
    • 2 discussion prompts
      1. Introduce yourself to your peers
      2. Share your definition of identity
  • Developing an argument: shifting identities
    • 10 videos
      1. Recap on identity
      2. Identity and mobility through the ages
      3. Nelson Mandela: Terrorist or freedom fighter?
      4. Reading strategies
      5. Applying reading strategies: Sichone’s chapter
      6. Applying reading strategies: Blommaert’s chapter
      7. Understanding the course essay
      8. Drafting your introduction
      9. Giving feedback on introductions
      10. Relationship between the introduction and conclusion
    • 3 readings
      1. Week 2: What to expect
      2. Required reading - Xenophobia by Owen Sichone
      3. Required reading - Discourse by Blommaert
    • 3 quizzes
      1. Critique an introduction
      2. Sichone and Blommaert practice quiz
      3. Week 2 practice quiz
    • 1 peer review
      1. Write your introduction
    • 2 discussion prompts
      1. Share an example of movement across borders
      2. Share your introduction with your peers
  • Supporting the argument: situating identity within culture
    • 12 videos
      1. Recap on identity and mobility
      2. Case study of an international student
      3. Pool of abundance: Understanding culture
      4. Round table discussion on culture
      5. Writing paragraphs
      6. Quotes and paraphrasing
      7. In-text referencing
      8. Coherence and cohesion
      9. Student writers drafting their paragraphs
      10. Giving feedback on Ada’s paragraph
      11. Giving feedback on Ziggy’s paragraph
      12. Giving feedback on Joey's paragraphs
    • 3 readings
      1. Week 3: What to expect
      2. Required reading: Culture: A contemporary definition by Thornton
      3. Cohesive devices - Linking words
    • 3 quizzes
      1. Paragraph development quiz
      2. Thornton Quiz
      3. Week 3 practice quiz
    • 1 peer review
      1. Writing your paragraphs
    • 1 discussion prompt
      1. Thinking about cultural resources
  • Starting to finish: writing the first draft
    • 8 videos
      1. Looking back on the course
      2. Round table discussion: Reflection on the readings
      3. The essay building blocks
      4. Referencing and managing sources
      5. Giving feedback on Ziggy's draft
      6. Giving feedback on Joey's draft
      7. Giving feedback on Ada's draft
      8. Looking forward
    • 1 reading
      1. Week 4: What to expect
    • 2 quizzes
      1. Critique an essay
      2. Week 4 practice quiz
    • 1 peer review
      1. Writing your first draft

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