Academic Writing in English I

General data

Course ID:	3700-WAR3-AL
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.9 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. / (0229) Humanities (except languages), not elsewhere classified The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Academic Writing in English I
Name in Polish:	Academic Writing in English I
Organizational unit:	Faculty of "Artes Liberales"
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty oferowane doktorantom W "AL" UW
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:	elective courses
Prerequisites (description):	This is a course for students who are writing BA, MA, or PhD theses. Students who have successfully completed Sztuka Pracy Naukowej will also be admitted. Students must be able to speak and write serviceable English prose before enrolling.
Short description:	The course prepares students for international academic publication through practical exercises analyzing the argumentative and narrative structures of academic texts, their substantive revision, and their copyediting for English style.
Full description:	All stages of writing will be analyzed: from initial conception, choice of topic, formulation of a main claim, outlining the narrative and argument, drafting, and revising, revising, revising. Classes will be conducted as intensive workshops with students providing collegial feedback and editing each other’s work. Students will learn to write abstracts and to draft term papers. Instruction and writing will be in English.
Bibliography:	Joseph M. Williams, Style: Toward Clarity and Grace Peter Elbow, P. Elbow, Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process Michael Harvey, The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing http://writing-program.uchicago.edu
Learning outcomes:	K_U09 The ability to prepare in a mature and professional fashion a variety of written work: essays, scholarly theses, reviews, and research reports in English K_U11 The ability independently to analyze written and oral texts in a creative and substantive fashion in English K_K02 The understanding of the need for collaborative work as well as the principles and practices of such group work
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	During the course students will receive formative assessments of their work: constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement from the instructor. The final grade will be based on a combination of class participation (especially peer feedback), the quality of each student’s written work, and an exit interview. Written papers and an oral exit interview with the instructor

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