Summary: An orientation to the course was provided, explaining the documents below, including what is expected of you in our classes, your homework, how to excel, and how to maximize your English writing skills in this course. 

How will your grade be calculated? 

Homework (30%)

IELTS Practice Midterm (20%)

APA Academic Final Paper (20%)

Class Participation (10%)

Five Essays: Cambridge Write & Improve (20% – 10% is part of online class participation)    

Total = 100% 

First, please send an email in class. Your teacher will then invite you to create a Cambridge Write & Improve writing account and join W & I with our class code.

Homework due at 1 p.m. before Session_02:

Second, you can complete the essay after setting up your online account with a class code that will be emailed to you based on your email address in class. Do not use AI or Chat GBT Please write your own essay, but you can use Write & Improve or Grammarly to spell and grammar check. In this first class, the teacher demonstrated how to complete the assignment, so for any absent students, don’t hesitate to get in touch with them.

It is essential to review your score and notice your mistakes to improve your draft after the submission. Each time you submit, your university pays a lot of money for it, so please take advantage of this homework opportunity. Please complete the essay

Writing Academic English at Saitama University: The reasons you are taking this Academic Essay Writing (AEW1) course

Please use these question prompts to help you with a 200-250-word essay.​
What kind of academic essay writing have you done so far in English?
What is puzzling for you about academic essay writing (i.e., what questions do you have about academic writing)? 
Which specific writing concepts/skills do you most want to develop in this quarter? Why? How? Please provide a detailed explanation, including clear reasons. 

Please review the guidance of Write & Improve, and revise the essay again and again as many times as you like.

You can find this Write & Improve essay on one of the teacher’s pages, so please click the page numbers to find the essay, like this screenshot:

Files to Download:

AEW1a Syllabus (short version)