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Practical English - academic communication

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Course ID:	4100-IVMNJAKA
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Practical English - academic communication
Name in Polish:	Nauka języka angielskiego - komunikacja akademicka 4
Organizational unit:	Centre for Foreign Language Teacher Training and European Education UW
Course groups:	Obligatory subjects in semester IV in CKNJOiEE UW - second cycle studies
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 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.
Language:	(unknown)
Short description:	During the course students will acquire knowledge and skills in English for understanding and critically analysing academic texts and a range of research design approaches. They will also develop skills in presenting their ideas visually, orally and in written form at an academic level suitable for MA studies.
Full description:	WRITING (productive) Written style: • Sentence structure • Wordiness, relevance and nominalisation • Coherence and cohesion • Proofreading and editing • Academic correspondence Aspects of academic writing: • Title and abstract • Introduction & literature review • Methods • Results • Discussion/Conclusion • Bibliography • Effective quotation and citation (using MLA style)
Bibliography:	McCarthy & O’Dell. (2016). Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge Newton Suter. (2012). Introduction to Educational Research - Second Edition. SAGE Pyrczak & Tcherni-Buzzeo. (2019). Evaluating research in academic journals - Seventh edition. Routledge. Girden. (2011). Evaluating research articles from start to finish. Third edition. Sage Publications. The academic phrasebank - The University of Manchester, phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk Barker. (2006). Improve your communication skills. Kogan Page Altman. (2012). Why most Powerpoint presentations suck. Harvest Books IELTS materials (academic profile) Lecturer’s own materials
Learning outcomes:	be able to critically evaluate an academic article (K_W01, K_W07, K_U01) be able to critically evaluate state of the art research on a current topic in educational research (K_W01, K_W02, K_W06, K_W08, K_K02) be able to clearly express their opinions, both orally and in writing (K_U06, K_U08, K_U09) be able to constructively discuss their own and other’s opinions be able to write an article review (K_U06, K_U09) be able to write a discursive, academic essay (K_U06, K_U08, K_U09) have raised their confidence in approaching and analysing academic literature (K_K01, K_K02)
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Semester 1 Assessment for a grade based on: Attendance & active participation 30pts Essay 50pts Short presentation 20pts Semester 2 Assessment for a grade based on: Attendance & active participation 30pts Essay 30pts Long presentation 40pts

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU CW W TH FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Stephen Davies
Group instructors:	Stephen Davies
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Classes - Grading
Short description:	During the course students will acquire knowledge and skills in English for understanding and critically analysing academic texts and a range of research design approaches. They will also develop skills in presenting their ideas visually, orally and in written form at an academic level suitable for MA studies.
Full description:	WRITING (productive) Written style: • Sentence structure • Wordiness, relevance and nominalisation • Coherence and cohesion • Proofreading and editing • Academic correspondence Aspects of academic writing: • Title and abstract • Introduction & literature review • Methods • Results • Discussion/Conclusion • Bibliography • Effective quotation and citation (using MLA style)
Bibliography:	McCarthy & O’Dell. (2016). Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge Newton Suter. (2012). Introduction to Educational Research - Second Edition. SAGE Pyrczak & Tcherni-Buzzeo. (2019). Evaluating research in academic journals - Seventh edition. Routledge. Girden. (2011). Evaluating research articles from start to finish. Third edition. Sage Publications. The academic phrasebank - The University of Manchester, phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk Barker. (2006). Improve your communication skills. Kogan Page Altman. (2012). Why most Powerpoint presentations suck. Harvest Books IELTS materials (academic profile) Lecturer’s own materials

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