Academic writing 1 1.2.D3.EP.44
1. The formal properties and conventions of academic writing .
2. Selected stylesheet guidelines (APA, MLA).
3. In-text citations and quotations
4. Compiling a bibliography
5. Paraphrase.
6. Summary.
Literatura uzupełniająca
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Efekty kształcenia
Knowledge
Graduate knows and understands:
1. academic forms of writing used for writing BA thesis: quotation, summary, paraphrase; advanced forms of opinion essay, expository essay, argumentative essay, synthesis. (k-W-4, P6S_WG)
Skills
Graduate can:
2. use proper English, grammatical and syntactical structures, together with advanced vocabulary and phraseology, both in summaries and paraphrases used for writing BA thesis. (k-U-1, P6S_UW)
3. achieve coherence, clarity of meaning, and varied, attractive linguistic expression at advanced level used for writing BA thesis. (k-U-2,P6S_UW)
4. write selected parts of BA thesis with the application of formal guidelines and proper stylistic and linguistic elements. (k-U-3,P6S_UW)
Social competences
Graduate is ready to:
5. use their writing skills to describe the results of their research and literature review. (k-K-1, P6S_KK )
6. respond critically in a written form to other academic texts. (k-K-3, P6S_KR)
Kryteria oceniania
Methods of evaluation:
1) 70% - 2 summaries and 2 paraphrases written in class (outcomes: 1, 2,3,4,5,6)
2) 30% 2 grammatical tests written in class (outcomes: 1,2)
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Criteria of evaluation:
grade 2,0 (fail): 0–59%
grade 3,0 (average): 60–68%
grade 3,5 (plus average): 69–76%
grade 4,0 (good): 77–84%
grade 4,5 (plus good): 85–92%
grade 5,0 (very good): 93–100%
Literatura
For Linguistics:
Bailey, S. (2011). Academic Writing - A Handbook for International Students (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge.
Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2006). Writing Academic English (4th ed.). New York: Pearson Education.
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). (2017). Washington: APA.
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For Literature Studies:
Adams-Tukiendorf, M. and D. Rydzak, Developing writing skills: a manual for EFL students, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego, Opole, 2012.
Macpherson, R, English for writers and translators, Wydaw. Naukowe PWN,
Warszawa, 2004.
MLA style manuals.
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