This course examines
contemporary issues in the English-speaking world. Students will learn to
evaluate such issues, compare them with their own societies, assemble evidence
from other sources, and express their own views in a written format. For
language development, the course builds on the skills required in the academic
writing course. Students learn to use sources of evidence to support their
writing on common issues in the English-speaking world. They learn to use
quotations and paraphrases, summarize texts and avoid plagiarism. The use of
citations and references as a standard feature of academic writing is
addressed. Vocabulary, grammar and written fluency are also reinforced.