A First Course in ESSAY WRITING
Compiled by Hala Darwish & Mohammed Abdel Aatty Revised by M.M. Enani
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FACULTY OF ARTS, CAIRO UNIVERSITY

"This is a most valuable introduction to the art (and science) of writing: it takes the student from the rudimentary to the advanced stages of writing techniques through a precise, step-by-step method. It is intended primarily as a teach-yourself course, which requires a great deal of attention to detail and to guidance on problematic points. It can, however, be taught in class by the experienced teacher who should occasionally refer to the corresponding linguistic structures in Arabic, as well as the evolution of Modern Standard Arabic which has been influenced in the twentieth century by modern European languages. The teacher may postpone this to a later stage, when the student has fully absorbed the technical aspects of English writing, but it is advisable, I believe, to start as early as this course in establishing correspondences and differences. .........." M. Enani & M. Abdel Aatty(from the Preface)