In this course, students experienced writing through analyzing different kinds of texts, engaging in discussions with your peers and instructor, as well as revising your own drafts. Two types of essays were introduced during this semester: process and comparison. They were expected to apply writing concepts and grammatical knowledge you have learned in the first year into the writing assignments in this course. In addition, students were introduced to several types of corpora for self-editing. Training sessions were provided in order to familiarize you how to use these tools. The goal of this course was to prepare you to become an independent writer who can identify weaknesses, respond to feedback, proofread and improve your compositions with your own stance.

        Feedback giving and receiving is an important part of the learning process in this course. When students completed their drafts, they received feedback from their peers and course instructor. Students earned credits for providing quality feedback for their peers. Guidelines and orientation for giving constructive feedback were also provided.