MODULE 1

Descriptive writing

• Establishing a setting and generating ideas
• The triple adjective technique
• Vocabulary techniques
• Using the five senses to create imagery
• How to use figurative language in descriptive writing

MODULE 2

Narrative writing

• Opening: unusual introductions
• PowerfuI adjectives and adverbs
• Plot, characters, and details of events
• Story development techniques and conclusion

MODULE 3

Persuasive writing

• Structured reasoning and logic
• Using examples, analysis, and evidence
• Exaggeration and rhetoric
• Emotive language use

MODULE 4

Expository writing

• Framing a topic sentence
• Transitions between paragraphs - connectives
• Using evidence and examples
• Presenting facts and opinions
• Structuring paragraphs - flow of ideas

Facilitator

Neda Mulji

Neda Mulji is working with OUP as Senior Manager, Professional Development and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK. Before joining OUP, Neda taught Communication Skills and English courses for several years as a university lecturer in Dubai. She has a BSc (Hons.) from LUMS, MA in Postcolonial Studies – Literature and Culture from Goldsmiths, University of London, a Cambridge Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGC-HE) from Middlesex University. Neda writes regularly for Dawn on topics in education and has written a book on parenting, titled ‘The Love Connection’, published by Austin Macauley, UK. She has also written a children’s story called ‘Little Jimmy’, published by OUP.

Terms and Conditions

• The course material remains OUPP's property to be used as deemed fit. Teachers will receive handouts for reference.
• The registration fee, once paid, is non-refundable regardless of attendance by the participant. Cancellations will not be accommodated.
• Discounts offered to schools for multiple registrations is at the discretion of OUPP management.
• Oxford University Press Pakistan reserves the right to modify presenters and course content.