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.
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 |
Each class we will analyze various samples of diverse kinds of academic writing. By the end of each class, students should have a clear outline and awareness of grammar and stylistic points relevant to the form of written expression. For homework, they will create their own writing samples, which we will assess in class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Writing a curriculum vitae (CV) or resume | critical analysis of sample CVs and resumes |
Class 2 | Writing a formal letter of introduction and inquiry | critical analysis of formal letters of introduction and inquiry |
Class 3 | Writing a research proposal | critical analysis of research proposals |
Class 4 | Writing about figures and diagrams | critical analysis of writing about figures and diagrams |
Class 5 | Writing the introduction of a research paper | critical analysis of sample introductions |
Class 6 | Writing the materials and methods section of a research paper | critical analysis of sample materials and methods sections |
Class 7 | Writing the results section of a research paper | critical analysis of the results section of a research paper |
Class 8 | Writing the discussion section of a research paper | critical analysis of the discussion section of a research paper |
Angelika H. Hofmann. Scientific Writing and Communication: Papers, Proposals, and Presentations (3rd edition). Oxford University Press, 2017
ISBN 978-0-19-027854-0
handouts
Class participation and homework exercises, 20%
8 written assignments = 80%
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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.