This course helps you to research academic topics and write APA & MLA formatted papers. Building on the skills acquired in AEW1 in the previous year, attention is paid to research paper organization, standard citation systems, and use of academic English.
AEW2 Academic Essay Writing
10:40 am ~ 12:10 pm on Tuesdays or Thursdays
In Academic Essay Writing 2, students will focus on researching and writing about current social, scientific, and global issues in English by revising drafts that lead to a substantial research paper, which will help you with essay writing for studying abroad. This class is excellent for students who want to work hard and improve your English writing skills. It is unsuitable for students who seek easy credit or who plagiarize (through copying and pasting or AI-generated plagiarism) from other writers’ works. However, the teacher prepares you to write well.
Academic Essay Writing 2: Writing Workshop Class Content
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Useful English Language Writing Links
Free MLA Works Cited Generator!
Free APA References Generator!
Cambridge Write & Improve Login
Language Tool Free Spell Checker
Grammarly Explained: A Free Writing Assistant
APA Style: American Psychological Association
OWL Purdue University Writing Lab
APA Formatting and Style Guide
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
English Resource Center (ERC) Online
AI Plagiarism Detection Machines
Stacey Checking!
Human Plagiarism Detection
Stacey Checking!
Scribbr.com/plagiarism-checker/
1st Semester
Workshop_01: Orientation & The MLA Academic Essay -Research Questions
Tuesday AEW2a: 04/14/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 04/16/2026
Workshop_02: The MLA Academic Essay -Gathering Research/Basic Information
Tuesday AEW2a: 04/21/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 04/23/2026
Workshop_03: The MLA Academic Essay -Refining Research/The Causes
Tuesday AEW2a: o4/28/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 04/30/2026
Workshop_04: The MLA Academic Essay -The Effects
Tuesday AEW2a: 05/12/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 05/07/2026
Workshop_05: The MLA Academic Essay – The Solutions
Tuesday AEW2a: 05/19/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 05/14/2026
Workshop_06: MLA -Synthesizing Research/Structure Map
Tuesday AEW2a: 05/26/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 05/21/2026
Workshop_07: MLA -The First Draft
Tuesday AEW2a: On Demand between 05/26 and 06/01/2026
Thursday AEW2a: On Demand between 05/21 and 05/27/2026
Workshop_08: MLA -The First Draft Revised
Tuesday AEW2a: 06/02/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 05/28/2026
Workshop_09: MLA -The Second Draft
Tuesday AEW2a: 06/09/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 06/11/2026
Workshop_10: MLA -The Final Draft
Tuesday AEW2a: 06/16/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 06/18/2026
Workshop_11: The MLA Presentation Orientation
Tuesday AEW2a: 06/23/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 06/25/2026
Workshop_12: The MLA Presentation Design
Tuesday AEW2a: 06/30/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 07/02/2026
Workshop_13: The MLA Essay Presentation Day
Tuesday AEW2a: 07/07/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 07/09/2026
Workshop_14: The MLA Essay Presentation 2
Tuesday AEW2a: 07/14/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 07/16/2026
Workshop_15: Reflections & Assessments
Tuesday AEW2a: 07/21/2026
Thursday AEW2a: 07/23/2026
2nd Semester
Workshop 01: Orientation & Talking About Academic Writing
Tuesday AEW2b: 10/06/2026
Thursday AEW2b: 10/08/2026
Workshop 02: The APA Academic Essay -Gathering Research: The Basic Information of the Issue You Chose (Research Notes #1 & #2 Assigned)
Tuesday AEW2b: On-demand between 10/06/2026 to 10/12/2026
Thursday AEW2b: On-demand between 10/08/2026 to 10/14/2026
Workshop 03: The APA Academic Essay -Researching the Causes of Your Issue (Research Notes #3 & #4 Assigned)
Tuesday AEW2b: 10/13/2026
Thursday AEW2b: 10/15/2026
Workshop 04: The APA Academic Essay -Researching the Effects of your Issue (Research Notes #5 & #6 Assigned)
Tuesday AEW2b: 10/20/2026
Thursday AEW2b: 10/22/2026
Workshop 05: The Academic Essay – Researching Solutions (Research Notes #7 & 8)
Tuesday AEW2b: 10/27/2026
Thursday AEW2b: 10/29/2026
Workshop 06: APA Research -Finalizing Researching More Solutions to Your Issue (Research notes #9 & 1 Write & Improve essay)
Tuesday AEW2b: 11/10/2026
Thursday AEW2b: 11/05/2026
Workshop 07: The APA Academic Essay -Synthesizing Research Structure Map and Your Research Questions (Proposed Structure Map)
Tuesday AEW2b: 11/17/2026
Thursday AEW2b: 11/12/2026
Workshop 08: APA Formatting -The First Draft
Tuesday AEW2b: On-demand between 11/17/2026 and 11/23/2026
Thursday AEW2b: On-demand between 11/12/2026 and 11/19/2026
Workshop 09: APA Formatting -The First Draft Revised
Tuesday AEW2b: 11/24/2026
Thursday AEW2b: 11/19/2026
Workshop 10: APA Formatting -The Second Draft
Tuesday AEW2b: 12/08/2026
Thursday AEW2b: 12/10/2026
Workshop 11: APA Formatting -The Second Draft
Tuesday AEW2b: 12/15/2026
Thursday AEW2b: 12/17/2026
Workshop 12: APA Formatting -The Third Draft
Tuesday AWE2b: 12/22/2027
Thursday AEW2b: 12/24/2027
Workshop 13: APA The Final Draft
Tuesday AEW2b: 01/05/2027
Thursday AEW2b: 01/07/2027
Workshop 14: APA Essay Presentation Design
Tuesday AEW2b: 01/12/2027
Thursday AEW2b: 01/14/2027
Workshop 15: APA Essay Presentation Day 1
Tuesday AEW2b: 01/19/2027
Thursday AEW2b: 01/21/2027
Workshop 16: APA Essay Presentation Day 2
Tuesday AEW2b: 01/26/2027
Thursday AEW2b: 01/28/2027
Thursday AEW2b: 02/2027
“Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” -Ray Bradbury
Learning Objectives (Teaching Aim and Purposes)
Through this course, students will:
1. Further develop reading and writing fluency through intensive and extensive reading.
2. Improve their academic writing skills through essays, reports, and research papers.
3. Analyze and synthesize relevant information from college-level readings and lectures, as well as take a position on an issue and argue it persuasively.
4. Produce a research paper of at least 1,200 words using authoritative sources following one of the accepted standard citation systems: APA, MLA, etc.