Follow-up ENGBG1

Dear students, thank you for all the good work in the ENGBG1 proficiency module! I have now read and enjoyed all the writing in all your blogs. My colleagues were right, you are an extraordinary group of extremely gifted students.

Most of you have completed all the coursework, however some of you have a little bit of catching up to do. (This does not apply to those of you who have not been able to give peer response comments because the person whose work you were supposed to comment on did not post their assignments. You may consider yourselves done with all the requirements.) I will inform those of you who have not completed all the coursework by e-mail.

Thanks again and good luck with your continued studies!
Best,
Anna

ENGBG1

ENGBG1

Proficiency

Topics for essay exam

 
 

Write a short essay on one of the following subjects:

 
 

1. Reasons for the ongoing global financial crisis (causal analysis)

2. Proposal to remedy the problem of unemployment (proposal)

3. We should/should not implement shorter working hours and "share" available jobs in order for more people to escape unemployment (argumentation, pick one side)

 
 

You will have four hours to write an essay of approximately 600 words on one of the suggested topics and submit it in an e-mail message to me (anna.linzie@kau.se) no later than 5 pm, April 13.

Although it is a very short essay, please bear in mind the conventions and reader expectations connected to the text type/genre of your choice. Structure your short essay like you would a longer one: an introduction, a number of paragraphs developing the argument, and a conclusion.

As usual, this is primarily a writing exercise. You are not expected to do research on the topic of your choice (you may if you want), and you do not have to be "serious" about the arguments that you present – as long as you produce an essay which adheres to certain academic writing conventions and qualifies as effective communication.

Save some time to proofread your text before you submit it, paying particular attention to subject-verb agreement, punctuation, spelling and so on. Key words: coherence, flow, clarity. Keep it simple!

Good luck!

Anna

Instructions for the essay exam are coming up shortly...

My apologies...

I am sorry - I told you guys to try to stick to deadlines but then when I said I was going to return your Christmas essays before Easter I failed to do so. Well, I finally managed to get back online by means of "mobile internet" at our cottage in the woods, and I am finishing up commenting on your (excellent) essays, so expect them back in the next couple of days!

Best,
Anna