Practical English - academic communication 4100-IIIMNJAKA
WRITING (productive)
Written style:
• Sentence structure
• Wordiness, relevance and nominalisation
• Coherence and cohesion
• Proofreading and editing
• Academic correspondence
Aspects of academic writing:
• Title and abstract
• Introduction & literature review
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion/Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Effective quotation and citation (using MLA style)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, a student will:
be able to critically evaluate an academic article (K_W01, K_W07, K_U01)
be able to critically evaluate state of the art research on a current topic in educational research (K_W01, K_W02, K_W06, K_W08, K_K02)
be able to gain a deep understanding of a chosen article (K_W07, K_W08)
be able to clearly express their opinions, both orally and in writing (K_U06, K_U08, K_U09)
be able to constructively discuss their own and other’s opinions
be able to write an article review (K_U06, K_U09)
be able to write a discursive, academic essay (K_U06, K_U08, K_U09)
have raised their confidence in approaching and analysing academic literature (K_K01, K_K02)
Assessment criteria
Semester 3
Attendance & active participation 30pts
Assignments 50pts
Writing task 20pts
Semester 4
Attendance & active participation 30pts
Assignments 30pts
Writing task 40pts
Bibliography
McCarthy & O’Dell. (2016). Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge
Newton Suter. (2012). Introduction to Educational Research -
Second Edition. SAGE
Pyrczak & Tcherni-Buzzeo. (2019). Evaluating research in academic journals - Seventh edition. Routledge.
Girden. (2011). Evaluating research articles from start to finish. Third edition. Sage Publications.
The academic phrasebank - The University of Manchester, phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk
Barker. (2006). Improve your communication skills. Kogan Page
Altman. (2012). Why most Powerpoint presentations suck. Harvest Books
IELTS materials (academic profile)
Lecturer’s own materials
Term 2023Z:
McCarthy & O’Dell. (2016). Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge Pyrczak & Tcherni-Buzzeo. (2019). Evaluating research in academic journals - Seventh edition. Routledge. Girden. (2011). Evaluating research articles from start to finish. Third edition. Sage Publications. |
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