Writing Practice II 3301-L1PAWP2
1. Paraphrase.
2. Practice: Paraphrasing short texts/paragraphs
3. Summarizing: what is summary? key points versus details in the text
4. Practice: one-sentence summaries, selective and global summaries
5. Formal English – Introduction (the difference between spoken/written English, when do we use formal English?)
6. Formal English – editing practice, correcting mistakes
7. Letters –formal and informal
8. Letter of Application
9. Formal e-mail (e.g. to a University Profesor)
10. Comparison & contrast essay/ Report
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Code reference: K_U03, 4, 5, 7,11
The student:
K_U04 is able to present the aquired knowledge in a clear and logical way in the oral and written form.
K_U05 is able to monitor and diagnose the correctness of the Polish and English languages in use.
K_U07 is able to interpret, analyse, prioritise and synthesize various ideas, facts and phenomena concerning language, culture, society, history and economy.
K_U11 is able to appreciate the diversity of opinions presented in assigned reading and class discussions, using them as a source of inspiration rather than a threat to his/her own value system.
Assessment criteria
Assessment is based on class participation and completion of assigned classwork and homework.
The retake consists in submitting written assignments which the student failed to submit and/or in rewriting assignments evaluated negatively, or in writing a new extra assignment or assignments. The submitted translations must obtain positive grades.
Two or three (to be determined by a specific group teacher), formally justified, absences are allowed.
Bibliography
Arnold, J. & J. Harmer, Advanced Writing Skills, Longman 1978.
Cory, Hugh, Advanced Writing with English in Use, OUP 1996.
Hogue, Ann First Steps in Academic Writing, Pearson Longman 2008.
Jordan, R.R., Academic Writing, Longman 1997.
Macpherson, R., Advanced Written English, PWN 2007.
---. English for Academic Purposes, PWN 2012.
---. English for Writers and Translators, PWN 1996.
Oshima, Alice & Anne Hogue, Writing Academic English, Longman 1999.
Trzeciak, S. & S.E.Mackay, Study Skills for Academic Writing, Prentice Hall 1994.
https://owl.purdue.edu/
Additional information
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