Academic Writing 2

studia pierwszego stopnia

semestr 6

Studia stacjonarne

profil akademicki

obowiązkowe

Realizowany w sali

the course in Academic Writing 1 successfully completed

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties:

total number of ECTS points: 5

1 ECTS = 30 hrs in class

4 ECTS = 120 hrs preparation to class with direct participation of the teacher

Course description:

The course is a continuation of Academic writing 1. Students practice further appropriate usage of language in academic 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

This is highly individualised - adjusted to students's need

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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:

writing parts of BA paper, text analysis, feedback on content, feedback on form, 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 PQR 2019:

Knowledge

Students know and understand:

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

2. advanced 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. 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

1. Active participation in classes - 40% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)

2. Graded written assignments

Chapter 1 - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)

Chapter 2 - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)

Chapter 3 - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)

pass at 60% of the final grade