ACADEMIC WRITING 1*
共通 - 言語教育研究センター
LENG1131
コース情報
担当教員: KOVALYOVA Angelina
単位数: 2
年度: 2024
学期: 秋学期
曜限: 月2, 木2
形式: 対面授業
レベル: 300
アクティブラーニング: あり
他学部履修: 不可
評価方法
その他
・60% written work (e.g. summary of an academic work, annotated bibliography, descriptive essay, argumentative essay) ・20% seminar style discussions of students’ work ・20% class participation (attendance, level of engagement in class, handing work in on time)
詳細情報
概要
In this course, students will develop their academic writing skills using a four skills integrated approach to well-equip them to write essays and research papers for undergraduate classes in English. The course will take a task-based, learning through doing approach to writing, starting from finding and evaluating academic sources and developing research questions, through to editing and discussing written work in seminar-style classes. Students will write about topics related to modern society in Japan which interest them. Classes will consist of input on academic writing skills from the teacher, in-class writing exercises and practice, teacher and peer feedback on students’ written work, and presentation and discussion of students’ assignments.
目標
1.Develop the ability to effectively find, select and evaluate academic material 2.Develop the ability to effectively summarise, analyse and synthesise new information and ideas 3.Develop the ability to write argumentatively as well as descriptively 4.Improve language skills and clarity in writing, (e.g. control of grammar and punctuation, vocabulary choice) 5.Improve understanding of academic writing conventions and develop the ability to produce written work which conforms to APA style
授業外の学習
Based on the content of the syllabus and textbook materials, students will be asked to preview/review the lessons. Homework in connection to the lessons will be given every week. Homework will include writing and research assignments in preparation for the upcoming classes. Homework may take around 45 minutes.
所要時間: 45 minutes
スケジュール
- ・Getting to know you ・Overview of the course ・Talking about your learning background
- ・Writing an introductory essay about your learning background and/or interests
- ・Introduction to the theme of the course ・Reading and summarising an academic article
- ・Identifying areas of interest for research ・Developing research questions
- ・Learning how to use the library proficiently to find sources relevant to your research question
- ・The difference between descriptive and argumentative writing
- ・Writing an academic bibliography or summaries of texts related to your research question ・Evaluating academic sources for credibility and relevance to your research question
- ・Presenting an article from an academic bibliography for seminar discussion
- ・Peer review of annotated bibliographies / summaries
- ・Editing and rewriting based on teacher / peer feedback.
- ・Using IT tools to help you edit your own work
- ・Analysing and discussing a sample argumentative essay
- ・Learning about different essay types and structures
- ・Planning and structuring an essay
- ・Structuring paragraphs effectively
- ・Effective and complex sentence structure in academic writing
- ・Hedging and intensifying in academic writing
- ・Knowing when and how to paraphrase, summarise and quote
- ・Synthesising ideas from a number of academic sources
- ・Using reporting verbs effectively
- ・Learning how to develop arguments logically and avoid logical fallacies
- ・Writing argumentative essays based on research of 1500-2000 words
- ・Using in-text citation and writing reference lists according to APA style
- ・Peer review of essays
- ・Effective discussion skills for leading a seminar discussion
- ・Asking critical questions in seminar discussions on written work of your classmates
- ・Presentation of essays in seminar groups
- ・Reflection on your progress in class
教科書
Title: Academic Writing Skills 3 Students Book Authors: Chin, Peter Publisher: Cambridge ISBN-13: 978-1107611931
参考書
Not applicable. Please refer to in-class syllabus.