This is an example of Writing IV syllabi. Students in English language education are required to have passed Writing OneTwo and Three prior to attending this subject

1. MarhamJupriHadi
email:marhamhadi@gmail.com
marhamhadi@unw.ac.id
English Language Education Program
Faculty of Teacher Trainingand Education
University of NahdlatulWathan (UNW) Mataram
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WRITING VI
HOW TO WRITE AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY?
Subject Coordinator/ Lecturer MarhamJupriHadi, M.Ed
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Prerequisite Writing One, Two& Three
A. Description
This subject provides you insights concerning essay writing. Specifically, you will be learning how
to write a thesis statement, develop a thesis sentence into an introductory paragraph. Further,
you will improve your skills on writing supporting and concluding paragraphs. You will also learn
how to self evaluate your own writing and proofread others’ essays by using rubrics. In the end of
this subject, you will publish your writing on students’ blog.
B. Credits and prerequisites
It is a two credit course. Prior to doing this course, you should have passed other required courses
Writing One, Writing Two and Writing Three. Writing One emphasizes on how to write
paragraph, while Writing Two focuses on how to write paragraph and Writing three deals with
essay writing, especially writing narrative essay.
C. Learning Outcomes
In general, the students are expected to be skillful in writing an argumentative essay,
proofreading and improving others’ essays and to publish their projects online. Thus the specific
learning outcomes to be accomplished in this subject are participants are able to:
1. Write a thesis statement
2. Write an introductory paragraph
3. Write supporting paragraphs
4. Write concluding paragraphs
5. Use linkers (connecting devices) to link ideas between sentences in paragraphs and to unite
paragraphs
6. Use rubric to self evaluate your own essays
7. Use rubric to proofread your friends’ essays
D. CoreTopics
1. Urgency of writing, Process of Writing, Revisiting sentences and paragraph writing
2. Ideas to Brainstorming Ideas and ideas organization
3. Transforming ideas or topics into thesis statement
4. Developing thesis statement into an introductory paragraph
5. Developing topic sentences into Supporting paragraphs
6. Summarizing essay ideas into a concluding paragraph
7. IELTSTask 2 practice
8. Writing Rubric for self check (http://wid.ndia.org/about/Documents/WID_EssayRubric.pdf)

2. MarhamJupriHadi
email:marhamhadi@gmail.com
marhamhadi@unw.ac.id
English Language Education Program
Faculty of Teacher Trainingand Education
University of NahdlatulWathan (UNW) Mataram
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9. Writing Rubric to Proofread
10. Revise
11. Publishing essay on weblogs (englishunw.wordpress.com)
E. Teaching LearningMethods
The class willbe structured as follows:
a. Five meetings will be used for theory
b. Five meetings will be used for writing process
c. The rest of the meetings will be used for project works(writing process and publication)
F. Assessment
Yourfinalmark is based on the followingcomponents
a. Attendance 15%
b. Participation in classroom 10 % (Very Active, Active,Less Active,Passive)*
c. Projectwork2 (collaborativewriting) 30%
d. Projectwork1 (Individual writing) 40%
Total 100%
*Please note that a 2,5 % willbe marked to each observed category
G. Reference
There are no specific references to be use for this subject. However, the following are suggesting
list of readings that each student should read through.
Abrams, E. (2000) Essay Structure. Retrieved from
http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/essay-structure
Gould, S. (2011) How to Write an Essay: General Advice. Retrieved from
http://library.bcu.ac.uk/learner/writingguides/1.01%20Essays.htm
NSW Education (n.d) Ten Steps for Writing an Essay. Retrieved from
http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/homework-tips/10-tips-for-
writing-an-essay
UNSW (2015) Essay Writing: The Basics. Retrieved from https://student.unsw.edu.au/essay-
writing-basics
University of Leicester (n.d) How to Write and Effective Essay.Retrieved from
http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/writing/writing-resources/effective-essay-
top10

3. MarhamJupriHadi
email:marhamhadi@gmail.com
marhamhadi@unw.ac.id
English Language Education Program
Faculty of Teacher Trainingand Education
University of NahdlatulWathan (UNW) Mataram
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AN EXAMPLE OF IELTS ESSAY
As computers are being used more and more in education, there will be soon no role for
teachers in the classroom.
There is no doubt that education and the learning process has changed since the introduction of
computers: The search for information has become easier and amusing, and connectivity has
expedited the data availability. Though experts systems have made computers more intelligent, they
have not yet become a substitute of the human interaction in the learning process. In my opinion
what can be expected is a change of the teachers’ role, but not their disappearance from the
classroom.
Nobody can argue that the acquisition of knowledge is more fun and easier with computers. The
mere activity of touching and exploring this device constitutes an enjoyable task for a child. This,
accompanied by the relaxing attitude and software interactivity, usually contributes to a better
grasping of new knowledge. At a higher educational level the availability of digital books,
simulators and other academic materials provide the student with an ever accessible source of
information, that otherwise would not be at hand.
But, besides the increasing complexity and behavior of intelligent software, which is usually
embedded in the academic digital material, the need for human interaction in the learning process
will always be present, at least in the foreseeable future. There is the necessity for a human being to
be able to determine what the specifics needs of each individual are. The expertise of a teacher in
how to explain and adapt complex concepts to different individuals can hardly be mimicked by a
computer, no matter how sophisticated its software is.
As computers are becoming a common tool for teaching, teachers should be more aware of their
role as guides in the acquisition of knowledge rather than transmitters of facts. They have to be
open minded to the changes that are taking places, keep updated and serve as problem solvers in the
learning process, thus allowing students to discover the fact for themselves.
To summarize, in my personal view, teachers play and will continue to play an important role in the
classroom, especially at the primary level. No matter how complex computers become, there will be
no replacement for the human interaction, but in the way haw this interaction takes place.
Sources:
http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-writing-samples/ielts-essays-band-8/ielts-essay-topic-
computers-instead-of-teachers/