Written Expression and comprehension Third year Licence- English(LMD)

Abstract

Throughout this academic handbook, teachers and students in English faculty, some of whom are still paying back the student loans that paid for textbooks and degrees!– are the we who compiled this textbook. We did so because we believe that a college education should be engaging, enlightening, informative, life-affirming, worldview-upturning and affordable. We believe it shouldn’t cost money to learn how to write, and that is why we are making this book available to you. This handbook will cover ways to communicate effectively as you develop insight into your own style, writing process, grammatical choices, and rhetorical situations. With these skills, you should be able to improve your writing talent regardless of the discipline you enter after completing this course. Knowing your rhetorical situation , or the circumstances under which you communicate, and knowing which tone , style, and genre will most effectively persuade your audience , will help you regardless of whether you are enrolling in history, biology, theater, or music next semester–because when you get to college, you write in every discipline. To help undertake our introduction this chapter includes a section from the open access textbook Successful Writing. As you begin this chapter, you may be wondering why you need an introduction. After all, you have been writing and reading since elementary school. You completed numerous assessments of your reading and writing skills in high school and as part of your application process for college