Academic Writing 2100-MON-ACWS
Konwersatorium (KON) Semestr letni 2021/22

All materials are provided by the teacher via Google Classroom and/or in class. The materials include sample essays, academic articles and worksheets.

Supplementary materials:

‘Academic Writing Skills for International Students’, Siew Hean Read

‘Oxford Grammar for EAP’, Ken Paterson and Roberta Wedge

‘Grammar Choices for Graduate and Professional Writers’, Nigel A. Caplan

‘English for Academic Research’, Adrian Wallwork

Websites:

https://www.academic-englishuk.com/

http://www.uefap.net/

By the end of the course, students will:

- have a better understanding of criticality and argumentation

- be able to identify and use appropriate style and register in academic writing

- be able to write a well-structured academic essay showing a clear position supported with evidence from sources

- have practised ways of avoiding plagiarism (summarising, paraphrasing and referencing)

- have expanded their range of academic vocabulary and structures

Building general academic vocabulary and discipline-specific vocabulary is a significant element of the course and each student will complete an individual project which will help them expand the range of useful language for reading and writing in the academic context.

Formative assessment plays a significant role in the development of writing skills therefore, each student will receive feedback on their written work and will be asked to act upon it.

There are four components of the final grade:

1. Essay 1 – 20%

2. Essay 2 – 30%

3. Individual Academic Vocabulary Project – 25%

4. Test – 25%

1. Introduction to criticality and argumentation in academic writing.

2. Reading long texts and synthesising information.

3. Answering essay questions.

4. Structure and organisation. Cohesion and coherence.

5. Avoiding plagiarism (paraphrasing, summarising and referencing).

6. Features of academic writing.

7. Building discipline-specific vocabulary.

8. Expanding the range of structures (focus on chosen grammar aspects).

The teaching approach focuses on the students and their active participation in class (action-oriented approach). Students often work in pairs and groups. The course is partly based on the flipped classroom method where students read materials before synchronous classes. This method allows for more efficient interaction during live classes.