EdX, a massive open online course (MOOC) provider has launched a new course on ‘How to Write An Essay’ that offers an introduction to academic writing for English language learners, focusing on essay development, grammatical correctness, and self-editing. Throughout the course, aspirants will learn to review basic grammar terminology and understanding, writing effective sentences and paragraphs, introductions and conclusions, strategies for writing longer texts and thesis statements.
The course materials will be offered via readings and videos. An optional course workbook, in ebook form, may be used for additional writing work. Students will get to participate in online discussions as well as peer review and will be required to complete an essay for this part of the course. One can enrol for it by logging on to https://www.edx.org/course/how-write-essay-uc-berkeleyx-colwri2-1x#!.
Taught by UC BerkeleyX over a period of five weeks, ‘How to Write an Essay’ will teach the learners the right way to write an essay which would assist them in applying to universities abroad for pursuing higher education.