(in Polish) Academic Writing in English – ZIP

General data

Course ID:	0508-AWE-OG-ZIP
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Academic Writing in English – ZIP
Organizational unit:	(in Polish) Biuro Programu ZIP i Innowacji Dydaktycznych
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie w ramach ZIP dla doktorantów
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) Warunkiem uczestnictwa w zajęciach jest wypełnienie i podpisanie (podczas pierwszych zajęć) Deklaracji uczestnika/uczestniczki projektu i Oświadczenia uczestnika/uczestniczki projektu. Rezygnacja z udziału w zajęciach w trakcie ich trwania wiąże się ze zwrotem kosztów żetonów ZIP wykorzystanych do rejestracji na zajęcia. Approx. B2 (CEFR) command of the English language
Mode:	Remote learning
Short description:	(in Polish) This course focuses on writing for academic purposes. Students will develop their writing skills by reading and discussing selected academic articles based on their areas of interest. They will also write a paper and peer review other students’ work.
Full description:	(in Polish) The course is addressed to PhD students seeking to improve their writing skills. The first part of the course will focus on characteristics of academic writing, including organization, coherence and cohesion, and engaging with sources. Next, students will learn about style and how to write clearly. Finally, students will learn how to write abstracts; they will also write, review, and submit an academic paper.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research. University of Chicago Press, 2008. Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. W.W. Norton & Company, 2014. Swales, John, and Feak Christine. Academic Writing for Graduate Students. University of Michigan Press, 2012
Learning outcomes:	(in Polish) Upon completing this course, a student: Knowledge - knows how academic papers are structured; - knows how to document sources; - knows English punctuation rules, - knows basic principles of writing clearly; Skills - can write an abstract; - can write an academic paper; - can engage with sources; - can provide critical feedback; - can use online educational tools, Social competences - can cooperate and work in a group; - recognizes the importance of showing respect for various points of view.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) Pass/fail Course requirements: 1. Participation: 20 points 2. Peer review: 40 points 3. Paper (due a week after our last meeting): 40 points Pass: 60-100 points Fail: 0-59 points

This course is not currently offered.

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