Academic writing 2
General data
Course ID: | 1.2.D3.EPC.41 |
Erasmus code / ISCED: | (unknown) / (unknown) |
Course title: | Academic writing 2 |
Name in Polish: | Academic writing 2 |
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 |
Mode: | Online |
Supplementary literature: | used for self-study Cory, H. (1999). Advanced writing with English in use. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Sullivan, K. E. (1998). Paragraph practice: writing the paragraph and the short composition. New York: Macmillan. Coffin, C., Curry, M. J., Goodman, S., Hewings, A., Lillis, T. M, & Swann, J. (2003). Teaching academic writing: A guide for higher education. London: Routledge. Jordan, R. R. (1999). Academic writing course: Study skills in English. Edinburgh: Pearson Education. |
Short description: |
Within Academic writing students learn about flexible and situationally appropriate usage of language in writing, including grammatical correctness and stylistic appropriateness, as well as appropriate usage of mechanisms of text organization and structuring, |
Full description: |
Academic writing 2 aims at developing academic writing skills necessary to skilfully write academic texts, including systematic research practices, using library sources, paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting sources (MLA/APA) to avoid plagiarism. Academic writing 2 1 ECTS – 30 class participation hours 1 ECTS – 15 hours for class preparation: readings and simple take-home assignments for class discussion, 15 hours of consultation 1 ECTS –5 hours of library research (searching and evaluating sources), 20 hours for preparing graded assignments MS Teams |
Bibliography: |
A. obligatory reading (to get a credit): Adams-Tukiendorf, M., & Rydzak, D. (2003). Developing writing skills: A manual for EFL students. Opole: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego. Bailey, S. (2003). Academic writing: practical guide for students. New York: RoutledgeFalmer. |
Learning outcomes: |
Knowledge Students: 1. have knowledge about the significance of the humanities, particularly the discipline of philology, in the system of scientific disciplines, about their research subjects as well as their methodological specificity(K_W01) 2. have knowledge about the significance of the study of language and communication within the discipline of philology, about their research subjects as well as their methodological specificity(K_W02) 3. have a systematic detailed knowledge of current research in linguistics, discourse analysis, social communication, media studies, as well as other related disciplines and their research orientations (K_W07) Skills Students can: 4. search for, analyze, select, evaluate and use information collected from various sources and presented in various media (K_U01) 5. apply the terminology, theoretical frameworks, research paradigms and methodological approaches of linguistics and discourse studies (including those of semiotics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, stylistics and rhetoric), as well as communication studies and media studies (K_U04) Social competences Students: 6. recognize priorities and objectives in self-study, (individual and group) assignments and research (K_K06) 7. approach public communications in an analytic and critical way(K_K07) |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Graded written assignments - 80% Active participation - 20% Criteria of evaluation: 60% = 3 80% = 4 100% = 5 |
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