(in Polish) Pisanie i redakcja tekstu akademickiego dla humanistów

elective courses

The aim of this course is to improve practical skills in writing and editing academic texts in the area of humanities, as well as to develop the ability to work consciously and creatively with the word. In the course of the class we will acquire the principles and techniques of translating research activities into a coherent, clearly structured, communicative academic paper. The workshop will cover such issues as planning the writing process, research and conceptualisation of the subject, possible inspirations, the use of creative thinking in the preparation of a scientific text, verbalising and organising the hypotheses, building the problem structure of the thesis and carrying out an argument, drawing conclusions, formulating the conclusion.

The aim of this course is to improve practical skills in writing and editing academic texts in the area of humanities, as well as to develop the ability to work consciously and creatively with the word. In the course of the class we will acquire the principles and techniques of translating research activities into a coherent, clearly structured, communicative academic paper. The workshop will cover such issues as planning the writing process, research and conceptualisation of the subject, possible inspirations, the use of creative thinking in the preparation of a scientific text, verbalising and organising the hypotheses, building the problem structure of the thesis and carrying out an argument, drawing conclusions, formulating the conclusion. The classes are designed to practically support the participants in the process of developing their own writing methods and style, but always in compliance with academic standards, principles of (Polish) language culture and basic editorial rules.

During the course of the class, the participants learn about the subsequent stages of text production:

- the preliminary phase (idea, formulation of the theme, selection and ordering of collected material, selection of interpretative tools);

- the writing process and related issues;

- editing of the text, utilising reviewers' comments.

The class has a primarily practical dimension. Each participant will complete a set of tasks (combinatorial, analytical, synthetic and creative) as part of the course. These are intended to provide the impulse for individual work on an original, authentic text. An important part of the course will also be teamwork, the ability to discuss, form a critical evaluation while respecting the boundaries of others in the group.

Becker Howard S., Warsztat pisarski badacza, tłum. P. Tomanek, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN 2013.

Stępień B., Zasady pisania tekstów naukowych. Prace doktorskie i artykuły. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN 2016.

Graff G., Birkenstein C., They Say, I Say. The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, W. W. Norton & Company 2014.

Acceptable number of absences: 2

Assessment is based on preparation and activity in the course. Due to the practical dimension of the course, the basis of the assessment will be the systematic and punctual completion of detailed assignments at home and their presentation during meetings (50% of the final mark), as well as the preparation of an original scientific text on this basis (the remaining 50% of the final mark).