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About the Course

This course, 'Getting Started with Essay Writing,' is designed for students and professionals aiming to enhance their English academic writing skills, particularly those preparing for college-level studies. It provides a low-risk starting point to gain clarity and confidence in essay writing. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Create effective thesis statements for various essay types. - Plan and write well-structured compare/contrast, cause/effect, and argument essays. - Develop strong, well-supported body paragraphs. - Apply critical thinking and editing techniques to refine your academic papers. To succeed, learners should have intermediate English language proficiency and foundational writing skills. No specific software tools are required, as the course focuses on core writing principles and strategies....

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Oct 21, 2016

I liked the course very much. It extended my knowledge about essay writing a lot. Also, I got many useful feedback from peer-reviewed assignments. Thank you to the instructor and to the classmates.

MA

Apr 19, 2022

For someone who did not learn essay writing in high school, this course is an excellent way to get started. I would highly recommend this to everyone who wants to improve their writing.

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By MISHELL D C Y M

Nov 23, 2020

A great course to improvise english skills as a non-native speaker and writer. Thanks for all.

By Ahmed R

May 1, 2020

It`s an awesome course, and I recommend it to anyone who needs to improve his writing skills.

By Kapil K

Oct 5, 2019

It was a great course and being a master student I have learned so much new and worthy stuff.

By Lorena B

Jan 17, 2017

I learn several topics about writing essay. It helped me to improve my writing skills. Thanks

By Aurora

Feb 21, 2016

I enjoyed learning the different ways to write an essay and the differences as per each type.

By Mai k

Sep 25, 2021

Thank you very very much for this informative course!

You're an extremely excellent teacher!!

By Malik I A

Mar 14, 2021

This course endowed a handful of knowledge &helps out me a lot in writing my academic essay.

By Saket P

Mar 16, 2020

Excellent course. Helped me immensely in writing academic essay. Highly recommended. Thanks.

By Juan G C M

Aug 25, 2016

...it is a great opportnity to improve your understanding about your college writting style.

By Jose A M G

Apr 1, 2016

Really good course. I've learn a lot. It makes student interact with each other really well.

By Kwok N

Nov 21, 2015

Good course with practice and interaction with other students to improve own writing styles.

By Nailya T

May 31, 2020

Thank you for the course! It is so helpful for those who never been taught to write essays.

By Dr. R S

May 27, 2020

I achieved very much informative knowledge to enhance my Communication skills in my career.

By Ibrahim a

Mar 11, 2019

I'm really thankful to all the instructors who gave and shared their effort and background.

By Sayed A M

Oct 19, 2017

It is just awesome!!! I love this, it change my writing style and my believe about English.

By Nuria A

Nov 15, 2015

The teacher explains very well how to write the different types of essays.

Very interesting.

By Nguyễn H T A

Jun 6, 2021

I'm very appreciate this course. Thanks to this course, I know how to write a great essay!

By Marwa R A

Mar 19, 2019

Thanks, coursera community! This course is very rich, useful and it is a great help to me.

By anwar m

Nov 9, 2020

I learned a lot about the diversity and foundation of academic writing Thank you everyone

By Marie G A N

Jul 2, 2019

Very well structured and useful course. It helped me a lot in my writing for university.

By Alejandro R

Apr 14, 2018

It's very educational to a student writing and aspiring to one's dream of being a writer.

By Pore J

Feb 23, 2016

One of the best courses by Coursera, it significantly helps me increase my writing skill.

By Mariana P V

Dec 26, 2015

It's a great course. Simple, clear and so many things that you can learn every session :)

By Nada A

Nov 3, 2017

This course has improved my writing skills than I had imagined. It was also so much fun!

By Diego S G

Jun 24, 2016

I'm actually pretty happy with this course; I'll keep progressing to the Specialization.