(in Polish) Academic Language Skills: Writing
General data
Course ID: | 1.2.5-D2-W |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
09.0
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Course title: | (unknown) |
Name in Polish: | Academic Language Skills: Writing |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Philology |
Course groups: |
(in Polish) Studia stacjonarne (in Polish) Studia stacjonarne |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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Language: | English |
Type of course: | obligatory courses |
Short description: |
The course in academic writing is addressed to students who finalise composing their MA theses. Its main aim is to support students in refining their MA theses as far as formal aspects of academic writing are concerned The course is highly individualised. 2ECTS 1 ECTS: 30 - class attendance (incuding individual work and in-class consultations) 1 ECTS: 30 hours - homework contact: dr M. Adams-Tukiendorf |
Full description: |
The Academic Language Skills: writing course is focused on further development of academic writing in the context of MA thesis writing. The students receive mentoring and tutoring regarding graphic formating of their MA thesis according to University regulations, organisation of content, referencing, bibliography accoring to MLA or APA standard formats. Attention is drawn to quotations, paraphrases, proper introduction to the MA as a whole but also to particular chapters, effective conclusion and suitable summary of the MA both in Polish and in English. Course content includes: • coherence-oriented text analysis techniques • cohesion-oriented text analysis techniques • text-editing techniques • error correction • covering students' individual needs |
Bibliography: |
Reading list A. obligatory reading (to get a credit): A.1. used in class American Psychological Association. (2015). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Gibaldi, J. (2009). MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America A.2. used for self-study Hinkel, E. (2004). Teaching academic ESL writing. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Swales, J.M., & Feak Ch.B. (1994). Academic writing for graduate students. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. Wilson, J. & J. Newbrook. (2004). New proficiency gold. London: Longman. B. supplementary reading Fisher, A. (2011). Critical thinking: An introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Leki, I. (1998). Academic writing: Exploring processes and strategies (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
Learning outcomes: |
Learning outcomes Knowledge Student knows: 1. in an advanced degree terminology of linguistics, literature and culture studies (k-W-3/P7S_WG) 2. rules of the protection of intellectual and industrial copyright, intellectual property management, and the form of development of individual entrepreneurship (k-W-7/P7S_WK) Skills: Student can: 3. use their philological knowledge - formulate and solve complex and unusual problems concerning the use of language as well as linguistic, literature and cultural knowledge, innovatively perform academic writing tasks thanks to: - a proper selection of sources and information drawn from them, evaluation, critical analysis, synthesis, and creative interpretation of that information - selection and use of appropriate methods and tools, including advanced information and communication techniques (ICT) (k-U-1/P7S_UW) 4. use a foreign language at the level of C2 of the Common European Framework for Languages and in the scope of specialist terminology in their academic writing (k-U-6/P7S_UK) Social competence Student is ready to: 5. function competently, responsibly and ethically within the area defined by the selected philological speciality that results in their writing of well-constructed MA thesis (k-K-5) |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Final grade is a compilation of grades received for individual writing tasks that include: 1. front page formating 2. samples of long and short quotations and paraphrases with references to sources 3. samples of bibliography in MLA or APA style 4. summary of MA in Polish and English with key words |
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