English for Effective Communication II: Reading and Writing

ENGL 2200EED

Course Guide

ENGLISH FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION II: READING AND WRITING

ENGL 2200EED

Course Guide

ENGLISH FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION II: READING AND WRITING

Course Start Date

Spr 2025

Course Level

2000

Length in Terms

1 term

Credits

3

Language

English

Fees ($) (including lab fees)

5,130

Future Terms

Quota and Schedule

Course Start Date	Course Level	Length in Terms	Credits	Language	Fees ($) (including lab fees)	Future Terms
Spr 2025	2000	1 term	3	English	5,130

Quota and Schedule

Course Coordinator:

Dr Vanliza Chow Mei-yung, B Phil, MA, PhD (University of Birmingham)

Course Developer:

Philip Leetch

Excluded combinations

ENGL 2200EEF

Aims

This course aims to consolidate students' English reading and writing proficiency. It helps students to develop better reading and writing skills for academic and work purposes.

Contents

Part 1 Explaining, describing and defining

Part 2 Comparing, contrasting and sequencing

Part 3 Causal reasoning

Part 4 Persuading

Part 5 Negotiating

Learning support

There will be seven two-hour tutorials. Support and interaction opportunities are provided via the Online Learning Environment.

Assessment

ENGL 2200EED includes both continuous assessment (40%) and a final examination (60%). There are three assignments (of equal weighting) in the continuous assessment. Students are required to pass both the continuous assessment and the final examination in order to pass the course.

Electronic submission of assignments

Except for some designated assignments, students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set Book(s)

There are no set books for this course. Course materials for the course are distributed by ALTO at HKMU.