Academic Writing 2600-BM-ACADWR
Course content:
1. Features of an Academic Text
a. Academic sources – types, ways of use
b. Discourse markers
c. Quotes and references
d. Plagiarism in an academic text
e. Bibliography
2. Paraphrasing a Source Text:
a. Paraphrasing an article
b. Paraphrasing academic texts
c. Paraphrasing exercises in class
3. Summarizing a Source Text:
a. One-sentence summaries
b. Writing selective summaries
c. Writing global summaries
d. One-sentence summary exercises in class
4. Comparison of Paraphrasing and Summarizing a Source Text
5. Individual Consultations on Writing Paraphrases and Summaries
6. Formal vs. Informal Style:
a. Correcting errors
b. Text editing
7. Essay – Comparison and Contrast / Cause and Effect / Report
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Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
The student:
1) is able to present the acquired knowledge in a clear and logical way in the oral and written form.
2) is able to monitor and diagnose the correctness of the English language in use.
3) is able to interpret, analyse, prioritise and synthesize various ideas, facts and phenomena concerning language, culture, society, history and economy.
4) 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.
he course aims to teach writing paraphrases, summaries, essays and formal correspondence.
Assessment criteria
Assessment is based on class participation and completion of assigned classwork and homework.
Two or three formally justified, absences are allowed.
Bibliography
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.
Additional information
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