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The document outlines the course CMS 107: Communication Skills for Academic Writing at the University of Cape Coast, focusing on equipping students with effective academic writing skills. It covers various topics including the communication process, punctuation, composition techniques, and grammatical accuracy. The course also emphasizes functional writing skills such as report writing and formal letters.

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CMS Course Description

The document outlines the course CMS 107: Communication Skills for Academic Writing at the University of Cape Coast, focusing on equipping students with effective academic writing skills. It covers various topics including the communication process, punctuation, composition techniques, and grammatical accuracy. The course also emphasizes functional writing skills such as report writing and formal letters.

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UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDIES


SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

FIRST SEMESTER
CMS 107: COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR ACADEMIC WRITING (SANDWICH)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a sequel to CMS107, set out to prepare students to write rhetorically effective
texts in academic discourse. It mainly provides the students with skills to enable them to
research, plan, and compose essays in different discourse types. Students will also be exposed
to writing in functional discourse, such as report writing and writing of formal letters.
OBJECTIVES
1. To equip students with skills needed for effective communication in academic
writing.
2. To equip students with skills needed in reading and writing in functional discourse
3. To equip students with skills that will help them to pay attention to grammatical
accuracy and conventions of usage in their writings

COURSE TOPICS
1. The importance of communication
 Language and communication
 Key terms in the communication process
 The communication process
2. Punctuation
 Comma
 Colon
 Semi-colon
 Question marks
 Capital letters
3. The Composition
 Composing for a Purpose and Audience
 Selecting a Subject
 Outlining the Essay
 Writing the Composition
 Writing the Introduction
 Writing the Conclusion
4. Edition
 Proofreading

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5. The Sentence as A Unit
 Parts of the Sentence
 Basic Sentence Patterns
 Test for Objectives and Complements
 Optional Adverbials
6. Correct Agreement (Concord)
 Agreement of Subject and Verb
 Other Problems in agreement of Subject and Verb
7. Co-Ordination and Subordination
 Subordinate Ideas
 Co-Ordination
 Relationship between Clauses
 Coordinators Sequentially Fixed
 Subordinate Adverb Clause
8. Ambiguity
Levels of Ambiguity

REFERENCES
Gogovi, G. A. K., Gborsong, P. A. Yankah, V. K. & Essel, K. (2000). Communicative Skills.
Cape Coast: Centre for Continuing Education.

Gborsong, P. A. (2011). Fundamentals of Communicative Skills for Undergraduate Students.


Cape Coast: University Press.

Johns, A..M. (1997). Text, role and context; developing academic purposes: a guide and
resource book for teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Langan, John (1995). English skills with readings, New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Opoku- Agyeman N. J. (1998). A handbook for writing skills. Accra: Ghana Universities
Press.
Parrv, H. (1982). The use of English course for west African students. London: Macmillan.

Ploerger, Kathrine(2000). Simplified paragraph skills. Illinois: N TC Publishing Group.

Sekvi-Baido, Yaw (2000). Learning and Communicating, Wilas Press Ltd Kumasi: Wilas
Press

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