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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Getting Started with Essay Writing by University of California, Irvine

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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

TR

Oct 27, 2021

It is actually quite a simple course, easy to attend as it does not require a long time each week. However it did improve my writing skills, I'm considering to attend the next advanced writing course.

EB

Dec 5, 2015

I am only on the second week an have done my essay and feel very powerful. English is not my first language but the instructor made it easy for me by detailing every aspect of essay writing. Thank you

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By Ivan C

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Sep 27, 2020

I think it would be awesome if there is a direct review of student's assignments from the instructor.

By Moayed A

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Mar 4, 2016

For those who find it hard to write good Essays. This course is made for you.

Great and very informal.

By Slesha S

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Oct 11, 2019

This course was very helpful. But the problem is that it takes a lot of time to receive your grade.

By laila a

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Nov 2, 2015

The course is very well organised.

Ideas are clear and precise.

Not too much talk to say a little.

By Deleted A

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May 21, 2020

Didn't like the peer reviews. They are most useless, act as blockers and waste a lot of time.

By Majid Y A A

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Apr 14, 2022

It has been a great writing journey, I learnt a lot of it and the instructors were amazing.

By hanwenzhang

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Mar 21, 2016

it is very helpful, and if could have more details about sample essays, would be better.

By Richa g

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Apr 19, 2017

I wish we could have feedback from coursera organizer as well for further improvement.

By Nguyen T Q

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Aug 26, 2024

This is a very structured course, but the link for exercise do not work sometimes.

By M.jasmine P

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Sep 5, 2025

It's a great cources to start to essay writing from beggining. Thank you ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø¹Û¿´

By Mintesnot M

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Oct 17, 2023

Tanks, guys it my pleasure having you in my life, what you did form is priceless

By Aicha g

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Feb 12, 2018

very goog course ..very well explaned but also need more paractices and reviews

By Pao R

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Apr 7, 2020

Follow up with the essay and grammar to know where we are doing our mistakes

By Paula P

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Jun 27, 2016

Very good!!! After the course, I feel more confident to writing an essay.

By Jason M M

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Jan 25, 2016

I enjoyed this course; although, I only participated in the free version.

By Mohammed O S

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Jul 11, 2022

I prefer that a feeldback to be done by the instructor not the students.

By Avril C

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Sep 23, 2017

Fantastic course for refreshing knowledge on grammar and essay writing.

By David A R B

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Jul 28, 2016

Nice introduction to essay writing. It gives several tips and examples.

By Mohamed H

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Nov 24, 2020

Very great course and I 've learned a lot about essay writing from it.

By Jeffrey R

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Dec 16, 2016

Very Good. But still, I think we need the feedback of the professor.

By Prabhu S S

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Jun 13, 2016

This course really helps improvise and develop essay writing skills.

By Naeem H

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Apr 21, 2022

It was nice course, however, it lacked teacher-student interaction

By FRANCIS J M C

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Aug 29, 2021

I liked it, helped me learn how to write essays in a better way.

By Lojan A

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Jul 15, 2025

I feel this course is not the right level for me at the moment

By Rodrigo S

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Jan 10, 2017

Great course, I learnt a lot of writing and improve my skills.