Academic writing 1

BA level studies

English in Public Communication

semester 5

Full-time studies

elective courses
obligatory courses

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties

total number of ECTS points: 2

1 ECTS – 30 hours: participation in classes

1 ECTS – 25 hours: preparation + 5 hours: consultations

Course description

Students learn about appropriate usage of language in writing, including grammatical correctness and stylistic appropriateness, as well as text organization and structuring. The course focuses on supporting students with writing a BA research paper in academic style.

Course objectives

The course aims at developing academic writing skills necessary to skilfully write academic texts, including systematic research practices, using library sources, paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting sources to avoid plagiarism.

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Course content

rhetorics,

levels of formality,

impersonal narration,

complex sentence structures

BA text organization

working within the BA template

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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity

writing tasks, text analysis, discussion, ICT tools/MSTeams

Reading list:

Adams-Tukiendorf, M., & Rydzak, D. (2012). Developing writing skills: A manual for EFL students. 2 ed. Opole: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego.

Bailey, S. (2003). Academic writing: practical guide for students. New York: RoutledgeFalmer.

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.

materials prepared by the teacher

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge

Students know and understand:

1. basic terminology and theories of linguistic, media studies and cultural studies (k_W02/P6S_WG)

2. elements of academic discourse and linguistic considerations relating to the studied discipline (k_W07/P6S_WG)

3. principles of copyright and its protection in relation to academic references (k_W10/P6S_WK)

Skills

Students can:

4. use the terminology and take theoretical standpoints in reference to theoretical models derived from research in communication, media and language studies (k_U01/P6S_UW)

5. use arguments and formulate logical conclusions based on studies of other authors (k_U03/P6S_UW)

6. explore and critically analyse information from various sources (k_U07/P6S_UO)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

- Active participation in classes - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)

- Graded written assignments

1. paragraph writing (summary, paraphrase) - 30% of the final grade (outcome 1,3,4,5,6)

2. section planning and documenting sources - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,4)

3. in class text analysis and evaluation - 15% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,4,5,6)

4. in class or self-study error correction - revising - 15% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,6)

Criteria of evaluation:

60% = 3

80% = 4

100% = 5