| Code: BE3M04AWR |
Academic Writing |
| Lecturer: Mgr. Petra Juna Jennings |
Weekly load: 2C |
Completion: GA |
| Department: 13104 |
Credits: 2 |
Semester: W,S |
- Description:
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Objective(s): The overall aim of this course is not to increase the student's level of English, but to improve the student's skills and abilities of writing academically (in English). This course is not simply an opportunity for students who have registered to have someone (the instructor) simply proofread and correct their texts - the ultimate goal of the course will be that the student is able to write (better) in English at an academic level.
If a student's level of English is not up to the expected level of this course (B2 Upper-Intermediate), it is the student's responsibility to take action to improve it (outside of this course). It is hoped that by working and writing in English on a regular basis throughout this course that participants will, naturally, improve their level of English in one way or another.
- Contents:
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Week 1: Course Introduction, Credit Requirements
UNIT ONE: What is Academic Writing?
Academic Vocabulary
Week 2: UNIT TWO: Types of Academic Writing
Formality, Accuracy and Punctuation in Academic Writing
Week 3: UNIT THREE: The Structure of Academic Texts
Sentence Structures
Week 4: UNIT FOUR: Organisation
Understanding the Task
The Process of Academic Writing (Pre-writing & Planning)
Week 5: UNIT FIVE: Complexity in Academic Writing
Articles in English
Week 6: UNIT SIX: Objectivity & Hedging in Academic Writing
Using ?For Example? and Phrases like ?For Example?
Week 7: UNIT SEVEN: The Introductory Paragraph
The Difference between an Abstract and an Introduction
Thesis Statements
Week 8: UNIT EIGHT: Body Paragraphs
Paragraph Structure (Topic Sentences / Supporting Sentences & Details)
Paragraph Unity & Coherence
Week 9: UNIT NINE: Transition Signals
Week 10: UNIT TEN: Rhetorical Functions in Academic Writing:
Reasons and Explanations (Cause and Effect)
Comparison and Contrast
Week 11: UNIT ELEVEN: Concrete Support
Facts versus Opinions / Supporting Details / Extended Examples / Statistics
Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries / Documenting Sources of Information
Week 12: UNIT TWELVE: Writing a Conclusion
Proofreading & Editing
Week 13: UNIT THIRTEEN: Supplemental Materials & Further Reading
Week 14: Spare Week
- Seminar contents:
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Week 1: Course Introduction, Credit Requirements
UNIT ONE: What is Academic Writing?
Academic Vocabulary
Week 2: UNIT TWO: Types of Academic Writing
Formality, Accuracy and Punctuation in Academic Writing
Week 3: UNIT THREE: The Structure of Academic Texts
Sentence Structures
Week 4: UNIT FOUR: Organisation
Understanding the Task
The Process of Academic Writing (Pre-writing & Planning)
Week 5: UNIT FIVE: Complexity in Academic Writing
Articles in English
Week 6: UNIT SIX: Objectivity & Hedging in Academic Writing
Using ?For Example? and Phrases like ?For Example?
Week 7: UNIT SEVEN: The Introductory Paragraph
The Difference between an Abstract and an Introduction
Thesis Statements
Week 8: UNIT EIGHT: Body Paragraphs
Paragraph Structure (Topic Sentences / Supporting Sentences & Details)
Paragraph Unity & Coherence
Week 9: UNIT NINE: Transition Signals
Week 10: UNIT TEN: Rhetorical Functions in Academic Writing:
Reasons and Explanations (Cause and Effect)
Comparison and Contrast
Week 11: UNIT ELEVEN: Concrete Support
Facts versus Opinions / Supporting Details / Extended Examples / Statistics
Quotations, Paraphrases, and Summaries / Documenting Sources of Information
Week 12: UNIT TWELVE: Writing a Conclusion
Proofreading & Editing
Week 13: UNIT THIRTEEN: Supplemental Materials & Further Reading
Week 14: Spare Week
- Recommended literature:
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Materials: Materials can be found on the department?s website: http://jazyky.fel.cvut.cz/
Recommended Reading:
McCarthy, M. & O?Dell, F. (2008). Cambridge University Press. Academic Vocabulary in Use.
Abbreviations used:
Semester:
- W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
- S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
- W,S ... both semesters
Mode of completion of the course:
- A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
- GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
- EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
- A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)
Weekly load (hours per week):
- P ... lecture
- C ... seminar
- L ... laboratory
- R ... proseminar
- S ... seminar