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- Instructor(s)
- Kiyama Lorinda
- Class Format
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Thr5-6(H111)
- Group
- 4
- Course number
- LAE.E462
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2016
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2016/4/27
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
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 14 equips students with the necessary tools and analytical knowledge to write solid, well-informed journal articles.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to produce a short journal article on their research.
Keywords
Reading, writing skills, written expression, interactive, critical thinking skills
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Four types of essay styles will be learned and practiced in the second half of this course: extended definition, problem/solution, summary/response, and argumentative essays. We will focus on vocabulary, grammar, structure, and assessment. Last, students will write a short research paper and present it to the class.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Chapter 5, Extended Definition Essays | Learn how to write and write an extended definition essay |
| Class 2 | Chapter 6, Problem/Solution Essays | Learn how to write a problem/solution essay |
| Class 3 | Chapter 6, Problem/Solution Essays | Write a problem/solution essay |
| Class 4 | Chapter 7, Summary/Response Essays | Learn how to write and write a summary/response essay |
| Class 5 | Chapter 8, Argumentative Essays | Learn how to write an argumentative essay |
| Class 6 | Chapter 8, Argumentative Essays | Write an argumentative essay |
| Class 7 | Chapter 9, Research Papers | Learn how to write a short research paper |
| Class 8 | Chapter 9, Research Papers | Present a short research paper |
Textbook(s)
Alan Meyers, Longman Academic Writing Series: Essays to Research Papers, Pearson, 2014
Reference books, course materials, etc.
TBA
Assessment criteria and methods
class participation 20%
essays 64% (16 points each)
research paper and presentation 16%
Related courses
- LAE.E461 ： Academic Writing in English 13
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
none
Other
It is recommended that students take this course in sequence with LAE.E461.
Attendance at the first class is compulsory for students planning to take this course.
