Welcome to ESL 114!
This blog is designed for the ESL 114 class of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On this blog, I will be sharing the schedule for classes, and making announcements about assignments, essay due date, etc.
Hope everyone enjoys this class and blogging!
Are you looking for something fun to do this weekend? :D Please make sure there's no holiday until fall break, which will be right before the end of the semester. So this labor day probably would be a last chance for you guys to go somewhere else with no worries!
Here's good information about a canoe trip, which costs only $20! If you're interested in an outdoor activity, just go for it, and have fun! For more information, please go to the following site: http://intcoffeehouse.blogspot.com/
Today, we're going to talk about the writing process. The term, writing process, would not seem to be familiar to you. But, yes! There is a process when you write.Even though you do not recognize every single step you make, there exist several steps to finish writing.
First, we'll be looking at a big picture when approaching to writing, and then we're going to move on how we get prepared for writing. We often call this first step 'prewriting,' which literally means 'something we do before we write.'
In class, well be talking about more specific strategies about prewriting, so we can actually practice the skills for writing. See you in class.
Hello, class! Today, we created our own blogs, so feel free to bookmark you classmates' websites and to visit them. Your blog can be used not only for journals but for your personal interests. Here are your classmates' blogger sites: (If I miss your blog, please let me know so I can add your website.)
Intro to Academic Writing (ESL 114 M) 3-3:50 MWF, Davenport Hall 336
Office Hours: 1-1:50 MW, FLB 3050 or by appointment (Please bother me a lot!)
Homework
1. The final version for the research paper is due 12/16. Name your file as Your NetID_ESL114M_Rsrch(final).doc.
2. Underline the thesis statement and topic sentences when you submit the paper. By doing this, you can reflect your paper in a critical way to figure out your paper includes essential factors for the research paper.
