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English Composition I

You will gain a foundation for college-level writing valuable for nearly any field. Students will learn how to read carefully, write effective arguments, understand the writing process, engage with others' ideas, cite accurately, and craft powerful prose. Course Learning Objectives • Summarize, analyze, question, and evaluate written and visual texts • Argue and support a position • Recognize audience and disciplinary expectations • Identify and use the stages of the writing process • Identify characteristics of effective prose • Apply proper citation practices • Discuss applying your writing knowledge to other writing occasions
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Length 11 weeks
Starts Jul 10 (41 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Duke University via Coursera
Instructor Dr. Denise Comer
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Language English
Subjects Humanities Art & Design Languages
Tags History Arts And Humanities Language Learning Learning English

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peer review

The peer review and grading methodology must seem good as a theory but in practice, it has been an absolute fail.

My peer reviewers seem to be unable to comprehend the basic fundamentals of the English language.

It is a little annoying that all assignments are peer reviewed and feedback is not always available before your next deadline even when you submitted in time.

It was an excellent option to practice basics aspects of writing as well as to discover new ones to improve at it The contents of the course are not bad, but the peer review system is an absolute failure.

The only flaw is the "peer to peer review", you may meet good peers or not so good peers but if you have patience, you can always restart your course.

I must say Peer Review system is a great success.

Helpful course for University students Great content, excelent exposition Good course with peer reviewed assessment, one can gain more from online learning.

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recommend this course

is good cours I don't recommend this course because it is not well constructed.

I will definitely recommend this course to other people.

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english composition

IT IS VERY INTERESTING AND THAT IS ALL I WANNA SAY RIGHT NOW English Composition I is an extremely detailed, comprehensive, easy-to-follow and well-thought-out course to help aspiring writers as well as academicians.

As a student gained a lot by studying English Composition I. she's so boring :( Great Course!

I wish there was an English Composition ll course.

Good luck to all others who wish to take this course to improve their English Composition, I'd highly recommend it.

When I chose this course named “English Composition 1”, I didn’t know nor was I expecting that I will gain so much from this course, that I will leave as a confident writer who can write anything whatever given as a challenge.

I liked the English Composition I Course, I learned many tools to improve the writing.

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waste your time

Just a horrible way to waste your time.

So don't waste your time.

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dr. comer

very nice course,welcome This is a great course for people who want to truly improve their writing skills.. Dr. Comer is smart, practical, and very plugged in!

Dr. Comer is an excellent presenter.

The lectures were interesting and Dr. Comer presents her information in an open and enjoyable manner.

Dr. Comer, thanks for an engaging course!

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denise comer

Dr. Denise Comer has worked very hard to provide all the prompts you need to explore your skills as a writer.

yoco nice course Thank you for this course, ms. Denise Comer thank you very much So far sooo great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It provided me with all that I need, to start my first college year full with confident.The tutor was very well-acknowledged, and she was so nice.Thank you Denise Comer, and I hope that you would make another course, about another aspect of writing.

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so much

I am expressing my gratitude and genuine appreciation for dedicating the time to be part of my life as a student, thank you so much for instructing Ana Pelayo.

So great, thanks so much.

The best way to learn writing is through continuous practice and the practice of a variety of genres, both of which are present in the course :) Very Helpful if you are looking to better your writing skills Genial Thank you so much I learnt a lot!

After starting this course, I was asked firstly to write under this heading “I am a Writer”, this thing created so much confidence in me, because before that, I was not considering myself a writer, but when the instructor told that how I am also a writer, my confidence in writing increased.I gained so much knowledge and skills from next 3 Major Projects.

I am so much great-full to the team of this course.

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improve their

Fully recommend it for anyone who is serious about learning to write clearly and improve their prose.

write a case study

It confused many students.The class offers only links to online sites on how to write a case study.

There are plenty of business classes devoting the entire class on how to write a case study.

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introduction and conclusion

For example, in week 5, the content is about annotated bibliography, but the assignment is a case study and the evaluation questions consist of how effective introduction and conclusion are.

Shouldn't they been taught in week #5 if students are asked to evaluation others' works on introduction and conclusion in week #5?There is fundamental issue (Chronology between lectures and assignments) in this class and it should be reviewed and corrected before given to the public.

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Rating 4.3 based on 134 ratings
Length 11 weeks
Starts Jul 10 (41 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Duke University via Coursera
Instructor Dr. Denise Comer
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Humanities Art & Design Languages
Tags History Arts And Humanities Language Learning Learning English

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