Academic Writing in Area Studies
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 2100-4EU-AWAS-OG |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
14.6
|
Nazwa przedmiotu: | Academic Writing in Area Studies |
Jednostka: | Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych |
Grupy: |
Przedmioty 4EU+ (z oferty jednostek dydaktycznych) Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie społeczne Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie Wydziału Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
(brak)
|
Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Rodzaj przedmiotu: | ogólnouniwersyteckie |
Założenia (opisowo): | (tylko po angielsku) Students willing to join the course should also sign up for Culture, Democracy, International Affairs through the lens of Area Studies. Although this is not a formal requirement, working on the same topics and reading materials will allow for better coherence. |
Tryb prowadzenia: | zdalnie |
Pełny opis: |
(tylko po angielsku) This joint course is a part of the 4eu+ educational project Framework for Area Studies. The aim of the course is to gradually improve academic writing and research skills and equip students with tools which can be used in their future academic careers, including writing dissertations. During the course students learn how to write well-structured academic essays based on sources on the topic of Area Studies. The sources are provided by the lecturers teaching on the Culture, Democracy, International Affairs through the lens of Area Studies course. The writing skills are not limited to essays only and can be easily transferred to other types of academic writing across various disciplines. The course provides a solid basis for further and more confident practice in academic writing and research skills necessary in the university context. The course focuses on developing critical thinking skills and engages students in critical evaluation of a variety of sources that lead to a better understanding of diversity of cultural heritage. It also provides opportunities to analyse and use structure and organisation of academic texts. Apart from that, students gain a better understanding of what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. Finally, the course helps to expand academic language resources for more precise expression of ideas. Main topics 1. Criticality in academic reading and writing in Area Studies 2. Structure and organisation of academic texts 3. Avoiding plagiarism 4. Expanding academic language resources in Area Studies |
Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) All materials are provided by the teacher via Google Classroom. The materials include sample essays, academic articles and worksheets. Some reading materials will be provided by lecturers on the course in Culture, Democracy, International Affairs through the lens of Area Studies. Most materials on the topic of Academic Writing are based on the following: Caplan, N. (2019). Grammar Choices for Graduate and Professional Writers (2nd ed.). The University of Michigan Press. Cottrell, S. (2011). Critical thinking skills (2nd ed.). Palgrave. Hartley, J. (2010). Academic Writing and Publishing. Routledge. Jegede, J., Hargreaves, C., Smith, K., Hodgson, P., Todd, M. and Waldman, J., (2020). Writing successful undergraduate dissertations in social sciences. 2nd ed. Paterson, K., & Wedge, R. (2014). Oxford Grammar for EAP. Oxford University Press. Read, S. (2019). Academic Writing Skills for International Students (1st ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. Roselle, L., Spray, S., & Shelton, J.T. (2019). Research and Writing in International Relations (3rd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429446733 Wallwork, A. (2013). English for Academic Research: Writing Exercises. Springer US. |
Efekty uczenia się: |
(tylko po angielsku) By the end of the course, students will: - Have a better understanding of criticality and argumentation - Be able to identify and use appropriate style and register in academic writing - Be able to write a well-structured academic essay showing a clear position supported with evidence from sources - Have practised ways of avoiding plagiarism (summarising, paraphrasing and referencing) - Expanded their range of academic vocabulary and structures |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) The teaching approach focuses on the students and their active participation in class (action-oriented approach). Students often work in pairs and groups. The course is partly based on the flipped classroom method where students read materials before synchronous classes. This method allows for more efficient interaction during live classes. Building general academic vocabulary and discipline-specific vocabulary is a significant element of the course and each student will complete an individual project which will help them expand the range of useful language for reading and writing in the academic context. There are three components of the final grade: 1. Final paper (an essay or a research proposal) – 50% 2. Individual Academic Vocabulary Project – 35% 3. Attendance and active participation - 15% |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Warszawski.