Writing Practice

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Course ID:	3301-L1PAWP
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.102 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title:	Writing Practice
Name in Polish:	Ćwiczenia w pisaniu
Organizational unit:	Institute of English Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) Obowiązkowe zajęcia z praktycznego angielskiego dla studiów pierwszego stopnia
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:	obligatory courses
Short description:	This course is designed to help students develop their writing skills. It will cover various aspects of academic writing, including paragraph structure, style and register, cohesion and coherence.
Full description:	The working curriculum for the course is as follows: 1. The writing process: a. prewriting b. outlining and mind-mapping c. writing and revising drafts Homework: article outline. 2. Paragraph organization (1): a. topic sentence b. supporting sentences c. concluding sentence Homework: writing a topic sentence and concluding sentence for the paragraphs provided by the teacher. 3. Paragraph organization (2): a. cohesion and coherence b. logical unity c. linking words and expressions Homework: improving the coherence of a paragraph. 4. Style and register: Formal versus informal. Rules for citing and footnoting in academic texts. Homework: register transfer. 5. Different kinds of logical order (1): a. narration and description b. definition and classification Homework: paragraph writing. 6. Different kinds of logical order (2): a. comparison and contrast b. cause and effect c. words and phrases expressing those relationships Homework: paragraph writing. 7. & 8. Sentence problems: a. choppy sentences b. run-on sentences and comma splices c. stringy sentences d. unparallel structures. 9. Punctuation rules, use of articles Homework: error correction. 10. Formal letters: a. letter of application b. letter of complaint. 11&12. Paraphrasing: a. paraphrasing journalistic texts b. paraphrasing academic texts c. in-class writing practice of paraphrasing Homework: a paraphrase of a journalistic/academic text. 13. Summarising (1): a. one-sentence summaries b. selective summaries c. global summaries d. in-class writing practice of one-sentence summaries Homework: global summary of a journalistic text or an academic text. 14. Paraphrasing and summarising: a comparison Homework: paraphrase and summary of the same academic text. 15. Tutor/students consultations on paraphrasing and summarising. Requirements: Regular class-attendance and the writing of all home-assignments throughout the semester.
Bibliography:	Arnold, J. & J. Harmer, Advanced Writing Skills, Longman 1978. Cory, Hugh, Advanced Writing with English in Use, OUP 1996. Jordan, R.R., Academic Writing, Longman 1997. Macpherson, R., English for Writers and Translators, PWN 1996. Oshima, Alice & Anne Hogue, Writing Academic English, Longman 1999. Trzeciak, S. & S.E.Mackay, Study Skills for Academic Writing, Prentice Hall 1994.
Learning outcomes:	Students are capable writing logical and cohesive paragraphs, using the proper argumentation to support their thesis and/or opinions. They are able to discern between a formal and informal style, and use them properly and consistently in writing. They also have a basic grasp of the academic register and formal letter writing. Code reference: K_U03, 4, 5, 7,11 The student: K_U04 is able to present the aquired knowledge in a clear and logical way in the oral and written form. K_U05 is able to monitor and diagnose the correctness of the Polish and English languages in use. K_U07 is able to interpret, analyse, prioritise and synthesize various ideas, facts and phenomena concerning language, culture, society, history and economy. K_U11 is able to appreciate the diversity of opinions presented in assigned reading and class discussions, using them as a source of inspiration rather than a threat to his/her own value system.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Writing (mainly paragraphs and formal letters) both in-class and as homework; active participation in in-class activities. The students' coursework is assessed based on language, the proper level of formality, cohesion, and choice of supporting arguments. The retake consists in submitting written assignments which the student failed to submit and/or in rewriting assignments evaluated negatively, or in writing a new extra assignment or assignments. The submitted translations must obtain positive grades. Two or three (to be determined by a specific group teacher), formally justified, absences are allowed.

This course is not currently offered.

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