This document provides an outline for an academic writing course. It begins with a general description of academic writing and how it differs from other types of writing. It explains that non-native English speakers, students studying abroad, and international organization employees often need academic writing skills. The outline then discusses the writing section of the TOEFL IBT exam in detail over three sentences. It provides strategies for independent writing, such as practicing writing essays in English and increasing vocabulary and sentence structure skills. The document concludes by asking if the audience has any other questions.

1. Presentation
Academic Writing
Course

2. OUTLINE:
General description
Who needs it and why?
Writing section IBT
Independent writing in
details
Strategies to use for
building writing fluency

3. GE N E RAL DE SCRIPTION
What is Academic writing?
How is it different from writing letters and
etc.?
What language skills are necessary to be
successful in Academic writing
Reading
Listening
Grammar
Writing
Speaking

4. WHO needs Academic
writing? WHY?
Nonnative speakers of the English
Language
Students who plan to study abroad
(USA, Canada, Japan and etc.)
Employees of International
Organizations
People who want to improve their
language skills

5. SE CTION S OF TOE FL IBT
TOEFL IBT
READING
LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING
3-5 passages
Time: 60-90 min. 6 questions 2 tasks
Time: 60-100 min.
Time: 20 min. Time: 50 min.

6. WRITING SECTION
Measures your ability to understand
academic English
Consists of 2 tasks:
 Integrated task
Time: 20 min.
 Independent writing task
Time: 30 min.

7. Independent academic
writing task
Refers to essays that express and
support the student’s point of view

8. Task:
Students have to compose an essay
for 30 minutes, at least 300 words
To answer you must state, explain,
and support an opinion

9. Evaluation
No right or wrong questions
You are scored on:
 Essay organization
Development of ideas
Accuracy of language

10. Essay organization
Any academic essay should consist
of
3 parts:
Introduction (4-5 sentences)
Body (90 % of an essay)
Conclusion (3-4 sentences)

11. A more detailed essay structure

12. Development of ideas
Ideas in essay should be properly
supported and developed.
This means that you should use
statistics, data or personal experience
to prove that what you’re writing is
true.

13. Accuracy of language
Language in an essay should be
academic and grammatically correct.
The writer should not use
contractions
(can’t= can not), spoken idioms (let’s
hang out), jargon and slang words.

14. Strategies to Use for Building
Writing Fluency
Practice writing in English on a computer
keyboard;
Practice writing essays;
Practice organizing information in written form;
Practice paraphrasing and summarizing
information in written form;
Read and listen to material you will encounter on
the test;
Increase your skills in using a variety of
sentence structures and vocabulary;
Pay attention to time ;
ATTEND PREPARATORY TOEFL
COURSE !!!!!!

15. Strategies to Use for the
Independent Writing Task
Be familiar with the organization of an
effective essay
Study the question carefully
Organize your ideas
Write cohesively and concisely
Budget your time
Use sentences and structures you know to
be correct
Check your grammar

16. Thank you for your attention!
Do you have any questions?