THIU NNG SYLLABUS (subject to changes) Module I: 14 sessions, Module II: 3 sessions, Module III: 7 sessions, Module IV:

9 sessions, ALL Modules: 3 sessions Ses Module Topic Ses Mod Topic 1 ALL Class introduction 19 IV LOR (part 1) Sent-in homework 2 due Revision (part 3) 2 ALL Academic writing introduction 20 I Self-assessment questionnaire Sent-in homework 3 Class monitor voting Essay comparison (intuition-based) Revision (part 4) 3 I 21 I Contrastive Rhetoric assumptions Sent-in homework 3 draft 1 due Sent-in homework 3 peer-review Thematic Analysis 4 I 22 IV LOR (part 2) Application Package LOR peer-review Thematic Analysis practice 5 I 23 III Modal verbs in academic writing Essay comparison (TP-based) 6 I 24 III Common problems in academic writing (part 1) Linearity development (part 1) Sent-in homework 3 draft 2 due Sent-in Homework 1 Class solidarity day Rsum (part 1) 7 IV 25 IV Research Proposal (part 1) Sent-in homework 1 due Linearity development (part 2) 8 I 26 III Common problems in academic writing (part 2) Manner of exemplification 9 I 27 III Common problems in academic writing (part 3) Theme-Rheme re-arrangement Cohesive devices (part 1) Rsum (part 2) 10 IV 28 IV Research Proposal (part 2) Certificate of merit translation Professor contact Rsum peer-review Cohesive devices (part 2) 11 I 29 III Appraisal resources Cohesive devices (part 3) Vietnamese-English translation - Uyen Linh 12 I 30 II Sent-in homework 3 draft 3 due SOP (part 1) 13 IV 31 III Argument structure (part 1) Cohesive devices (part 4) Vietnamese-English translation - LeanTek (part 1) 14 I 32 II Cohesive devices (part 5) 15 I 33 III Argument structure (part 2) Linking facilitation GRE/GMAT argument essays SOP (part 2) Vietnamese-English translation - LeanTek (part 2) 16 IV 34 II SOP peer-review Linking facilitation (part 2) 17 I 35 ALL TOEFL/IELTS/GRE issue essays Revision (part 1) Final notes on application preparation Sent-in Homework 3 feedback Class Summary Revision (part 2) 18 I 36 IV Mock interview Sent-in homework 2