Writing Practice 1 3300-PNJA-MSF-1-Z
The aim of this course is to teach the basics of academic writing in English. The curriculum includes a range of relevant topics, such as the basic principles of MLA and APA styles, avoiding plagiarism, punctuation rules (comma, semicolon, colon, quotation marks); elements of academic register on the level of word selection and sentence and paragraph structure; features and elements of formal English; types of sentences (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex); building text unity and coherence on the level of sentences and paragraphs (connecting words, transition signals). We will study formal sentence structures, such as subjunctive, fronting, and parallelism. We will also learn to write summaries and paraphrases and look at the differences between the two. We will learn how to write formal e-mails and how to take notes effectively during lectures.
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Learning outcomes
K_U03 The student can recognise, analyse, and interpret various types of English texts; can anchor them in the general historic-cultural context; can conduct their analysis with specialist terminology and adequate methods.
K_U06 The Student can prepare a written work in English with the use of typical methodology of English studies.
K_U13 The student can access and gather information independently, and can develop skills with the help of adequate sources.
Assessment criteria
Participation in class (20%), writing assignments in class according to instruction (40%), returning homework assignments on time (40%). A maximum of three absences are allowed.
Bibliography
1. Hacker, Diana and Nancy Sommers. Rules for Writers. 10th ed., Macmillan, 2022.
2. Hartley, James. Academic Writing and Publishing: A Practical Handbook. Routledge, 2008.
3. Macpherson, Robin. English for Writers and Translators. PWN, 2012.
4. Miller, Morton A. Reading and Writing Short Essays. 3rd ed., Random House, 1987.
5. MLA Handbook. 9th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2021.
5. Oshima, Alice and Anne Hogue. Writing Academic English. 4th ed., Longman, 2006.
6. Purdue Online Writing Lab (owl.purdue.edu).
Additional information
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