Course Code ELT 3233

Advanced Writing Skills

Course Title

Credit Value 03

Objectives
developing advanced writing skills and academic research skills to succeed in any university
level course or professional field
Intended Learning Outcomes

 identify more sophisticated documents

 understand several writing forms
 perform rigorous academic research
 present ideas effectively in academic format
 write sources effectively

Contents
Memos, Letters, Emails, Project proposals, Research proposals, Essays, Book reviews, Blogs,
Fundamentals of Academic Writing (choosing and narrowing a Topic, brainstorming, planning,
writing the first Draft, Connection between ideas, revising, editing, proofreading, checklist,
bibliography)

Teaching and Learning Classroom lectures, Self-learning, Tutorial discussions

Methods
Evaluation Methods Formative Assessment (In course assessment: Presentation (15)
Project report writing (15) 30%
Summative Evaluation (End semester exam: Writing and
Language structure) 70%
Recommended Readings
Leki, Ilona. (1999). Academic Writing-Exploring Processes and Strategies, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Kolin, P. (2001). Successful Writing at Work. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing
Company.

elangop@esn.ac.lk