All of the "Academic Writing in English" courses are designed to provide graduate students with strategies to improve their academic writings and write well-framed research articles. Objectives include learning from various journal articles, using appropriate vocabulary and expressions. The course will examine models presented in the textbook and scientific articles to help guide the writing process. Students will receive individual feedback from the instructor. In addition, students will participate in peer-critique to develop skills to become critical readers and to give constructive criticism to their colleagues.
As a graduate level course, Academic Writing in English 13 equips students with the necessary tools and analytical knowledge to write solid, well-informed journal articles.
By the end of the course, students will be able to produce a short journal article on their research.
Reading, writing skills, written expression, interactive, critical thinking skills
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Four types of essay styles will be learned and practiced in the first half of this course: expository, classification, process, and cause/effect essays. We will focus on vocabulary, grammar, structure, and assessment.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Chapter 1, Expository Essays | learn how to write an expository essay |
Class 2 | Chapter 1, Expository Essays | write an expository essay |
Class 3 | Chapter 2, Classification Essays | learn how to write a classification essay |
Class 4 | Chapter 2, Classification Essays | write a classification essay |
Class 5 | Chapter 3, Process Essays | learn how to write a process essay |
Class 6 | Chapter 3, Process Essays | write a process essay |
Class 7 | Chapter 4, Cause/Effect Essays | learn how to write a cause/effect essay |
Class 8 | Chapter 4, Cause/Effect Essays | write a cause/effect essay |
Alan Meyers, Longman Academic Writing Series: Essays to Research Papers, Pearson, 2014
TBA
class participation 20%
essays 80%
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It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with LAE.E462.
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.