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L5-6 Reading/Writing

duration: 4 weeks
price: free
Academic English

About this Course

This course focuses on basic English reading and writing skills for intermediate English learners.Topics covered include paraphrasing, written argument, and academic writing skills. This course focuses on basic English reading and writing skills for intermediate English learners.Topics covered include plagiarism, formatting and citation, and timed writing skills.

For the course syllabus, student forms, and policies, please refer to Student Resources on the TLC website.

Learning modules

  • Week One
    • Descriptive Essay

    • Intro to Argumentative (Opinion) Essay

    • Answer questions to the reading passage

    • Produce a 5-paragraph Argumentative Essay

  • Week Two
    • Respond to Questions to Reading passage (Steve Jobs)

    • Reading Activity (Barak Obama)

    • Reading Comprehension (Tokyo)

    • Identify the meaning of words using context clues (Verbal Group work)

    • 4-5 paragraph timed writing

  • Week Three
    • Intro to Paraphrase

    • Summarize and Paraphrase

    • How to avoid Plagiarism

    • Produce a Paraphrase

  • Week Four
    • Review Arguments / Counterarguments / Refutation

    • Study Guide Review

    • Research Paper (Level 6 only)

    • Argument-Counterargument-Refutation

    • Reading/Writing Exam (Level 5 Only)

    • Grammar/Reading/Writing Exam (Level 6 only)

About the Instructor

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Kassia Koshbaeva

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge (A. Einstein)

As an experienced ESL Teacher, I have developed a passion and personal commitment to helping my students succeed. 9 years of international experience, coupled with my Master's Degree in Bilingual education from the University of Central Oklahoma, allow me share the knowledge and experiences with my students from around the world. My teaching style demonstrates dedication to fostering a positive learning environment to all students and maximizing individual student performance.

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