Academic Writing

About the course

The IH Cairo Writing Course is a 32- hour course that is designed to help course participants become more accurate and fluent writers. During this course, course participants will learn several writing sub-skills to improve their writing, among which are:

Developing and organizing ideas.

Producing coherent and accurate written work

Proofreading and editing their work

Sessions Schedule

Day One

Getting To Know You

2 Hours

Learn about process writing session

2 Hours

Day Two

Pre-writing: drafting and brainstorming

2 Hours

The structure and development of a paragraph

2 Hours

Day Three

The development of a paragraph

2 Hours

Noun, adjective, adverb, and participial clauses.

2 Hours

Day Four

From a paragraph to an essay

2 Hours

Punctuation rules.

2 Hours

Day Five

Unity and coherence

2 Hours

Using parallel structures and fixing sentence structures

2 Hours

Day Six

Cause/effect essay

2 Hours

Connecting words and transition signals

2 Hours

Day Seven

Comparison/interest essay

2 Hours

Citation rules

2 Hours

Day Eight

Argumentative essays

2 Hours

Final exam

2 Hours

Course Calendar

Course Duration

4 Weeks

Course Schedule

2 sessions/week

Session Duration

4 Hours/session

Course Mode

Online & Face to face

What does the course include?

The IH Cairo Writing Course is designed for:

  • teachers looking to brush up their writing skills;
  • CELTA candidates advised to do remedial work on writing;
  • novice teachers and in-service teachers aiming to raise their awareness of writing skills and sub-skills.

Course Fees

Elevate your expertise with our Academic Writing course. 
Choose from multiple payment options to suit your convenience:
$120

For our valued participants in Egypt, an exclusive option to pay 5000 EGP .

Course Objectives

By the end of course, course participants will have:

Course Content

How will course participants be assessed?

Along with continuous assessment throughout the course, an end of course test will be conducted and they will be given individual feedback along with an action plan for things to work on.

This is a 30-hour course and will run every Saturday for 4 weeks. By the end of the 30 hours, course participants will receive a certificate of achievement from IH Cairo.

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