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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....

Top reviews

ZJ

Sep 4, 2020

This course is really helpful for me. I have learned about academic essay writing through this particular course. Thank you Common Wealth and Coursera for launching this amazing course.

AS

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.

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By Brian T

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Mar 16, 2016

This is a great course to advance your English writing skills.

By salamades

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Aug 12, 2016

Good course. Too bad we can t access to everything for free.

By Tracy W

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Sep 8, 2021

I enjoyed the class and the exercise with writing essays.

By Nwet G

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Nov 5, 2015

Leaning from thesis sentence, supporting ideas and topic .

By Jim P B

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Nov 14, 2020

This helps a lot in improving our essay writing skills.

By Oluwasegun I

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Jun 3, 2019

Insightful, I learnt well about essays and their layout

By Deleted A

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Sep 7, 2018

some topics was interesting while others i already know

By Radwa E

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Oct 30, 2016

Very good for beginners in essay writing.

Thank you.

By 2050514 D J R

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Oct 4, 2020

Very Informative and encouraging and very helpful.

By Eun L

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Nov 28, 2020

It is useful to set a basic knowledge of writing.

By Amin k

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Mar 18, 2016

It's a good course and it has a great structure !

By Tania P P

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Jan 2, 2016

Thank you for this course I have learned a lot!

By sitihajar

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Oct 22, 2015

I feels interesting when learn in this course.

By Dickson N

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Nov 5, 2020

There is no sample for compare/contrast essay

By Alejandra D

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Aug 20, 2022

it is really useful for the writing practice

By Abubakr E

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Jun 22, 2020

very helpful course for beginner in writing.

By Tayyiba I

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Sep 15, 2020

this course is good about skill of student

By Meghnath S

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Dec 30, 2020

Very good for learning and understanding.

By BASHAR F A

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May 16, 2020

Thank you very much for this great course

By Xiao L

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Dec 18, 2017

Well developed lectures. Good explanation

By Indranil S

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Oct 1, 2020

Very effective inputs. Highly satisfied.

By 皓 宣

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Apr 9, 2018

A very useful and basic essay lesson.

By Sekar H

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May 4, 2016

Easy to understand for the beginner.

By Tashha A

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Jan 3, 2016

I've learn to write the proper essay