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Written communication III.

On this blog, you will find information about class, materials, assignments, among other contents that will support your learning experience throughout this semester. All the materials posted here are used for academic purposes.
Let´s begin by reading the syllabus.

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Comunicación Escrita III L2

OBJETIVO GENERAL

1. Usar estrategias de lectura y escritura en lengua extranjera que favorezcan la construcción personal de significados al abordar  textos argumentativos.

2. Sintetizar de manera clara y coherente diferentes tipos de textos  que evidencien las posturas de los autores

3. Propiciar  un espacio para la reflexión crítica acerca de las diferentes representaciones de las culturas y las lenguas extranjeras.

Read the complete syllabus, click the image below

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ADAPTATION OF SYLLABUS

Weeks	Textual content	Language Content	Cultural topics
1	Introduction	Negotiation of topics, evaluation system Reading: exploring how texts work : The genre of arguing	Controversial topics: Political Systems and their implications in Colombia and in other countries (Suggested in the official syllabus) Other topics will be negotiated with students
How do I support my ideas
2-7	Expositions: text organization, language features, purpose, audience, authorship, meanings, language choices.	·       Connectives  (opposition comparison and contrast , cause and effect, purpose) ·       Modals ·       Types of clauses ·       Passive-active
How do I interpret and synthetize other people ideas?
8-14	Discussion: text organization, language features, purpose, audience, authorship, meanings, language choices.	·       Conditionals  ·       Reported Speech ·       Suffixes and prefixes	Controversial topics: topics will be negotiated with students
15-16	Final project presentations