College Life: Equip Student with Argumentative Essay Writing Skill

Friday (26/4), the Faculty of Psychology UGM organized a College Life for the new students of the 2018 class and the assistant lecturer. This activity is carried out in two periods, each period lasts from 8 am to 3 pm . College Life is an activity organized by the Faculty of Psychology UGM which aims to improve students skills and strategies in order to become an active learner.

This College Life brings the discussion topic of argumentative Essay writing. This topic is deemed important to be given to students as many coursework assignments require the ability of argumentative essay writing.

College life carrying the topic discussion argumentative essay writing. This topic felt important to be given for student because there are so many assignments to do that  need  skill writing.

98 students follow college life activity first period. This heldment was divided into 7 classes which has members 14 students for each class. The goal to give accompaniment more focusly and thoroughly.

In this College Life activity, students get exposure about argumentative essay writing theory as well as an argumentative essay writing practice with a pre-determined theme by the speaker. “That makes the essay an argumentative type because it is supported by logical reasons, acceptable, there are reasons for obvious consequences, there are obvious reasons, and based on facts or there is a reference”, said Ammik Kisriyani, S. Psi., M.A. , Faculty of Psychology UGM lecturers to students in one of the College Life classes.

In each class of College Life students will be accompanied to the practice of writing argumentative essay by the lecturer. It is expected after this training students can make a good argumentative essay and fulfill the rules of argumentative essay writing. (Psychology’s Public Relations UGM/Jehna)