Writing I

1. Writing I Spring 2013 Dr. S. Alomary in collaboration with Dr. M. Amer

2. Lecturer: Dr. Shaban Alomary • My background is in linguistics, Discourse Functions and Communication Models. I have studied in Egypt, K.S.A. and UK. • Ph.D. Linguistics, The University of Salford, United Kingdom, 2011 • MA TESOL , KSU, Riyadh, SA 1989 • BA English, Ain Shams University – Cairo

3. COURSE OBJECTIVES To develop independent, proficient student writers through a systematic approach to the writing process. To develop the basic skills of paragraph writing. To systematically write the stages of the writing process: pre-writing, planning, drafting and revising within a communicative and purposeful framework. To work on writing the main parts and important elements of a paragraph such as unity, coherence, tone, and audience. To practice writing different types of paragraphs. To produce correct sentence structures and error-free sentences.

4. COURSE ASSESSMENT Course grades will be determined roughly according to the following distribution: Final Exam -------------------------------- 50 % Midterm Exam --------------------------- 25 % Assignments ------------------------------- 15 % Participation & Attendance ------------ 10 %

5. What is a Sentence? Which of the following is a sentence? He is a student. After school at around 2p.m. His friends are not in his class. graduated in May 2005 is going shopping this weekend Don’t be late Who’s there? The man bought When I finish my education Wait for me! A sentence is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.

6. Exercise 1: Which of the following is a sentence (S) or not a sentence (NS)? ____ is very cold today. ____ My new friend from Canada. ____ He speaks three languages fluently. ____ Mohammed wants to start his own business. ____ The children hungry. ____ They don’t want. ____ Go to bed. ____ Enjoys many sports, especially basketball. ____ The man in the red shirt. ____ as we were going to the market. ____ They successful. ____ They didn’t like

7. Exercise 2: Correct the sentence problem in the following: Some food spicy. Corn my favourite vegetable. Is very bright in the afternoon. takes a nap for two or three hours. eats rice. There flowers in the market. For example, the increase in the cost of living. Having no money and being lonely in the city. Because some students have part-time jobs Some people are really polite. My neighbour, for example. We all ran inside. Because it was very cold. He talked for fifty minutes without stopping. Like other teachers in that department.