Developing a writing course

When mentioning teaching and learning English at all levels of education in countries where English is classified as English as a Foreign Language, four principal skills – listening, speaking, reading, and writing – have been widely researched. Listening has long been recognized as a challenging skill for teachers, students, and researchers in non-English native language contexts.

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The paper explores the target genres, determines the specificity of writing competences covered within the course, and then develops a competence-based course schedule. Since this is the first attempt of its kind, the paper is expected not only to present a needed course for the engineers at VAEI but also to provide suggestions for course design and its implementation in the light of Competence-based Approach.

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Writing and speaking activities offer students the opportunity to engage with course materials and develop both communication and critical thinking skills. As an expert in your discipline, you can help students develop both disciplinary literacy and critical thinking through regular high and low stakes writing and speaking activities.

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