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do not relate to the student's field IV. University Learning Resources Required Resources: English for academic study: Extended Writing. & Research Skills. Coursebook. Joan McCormack & John Slaght. University of Reading ... Recommended Resources Wallwork, A. (2013), English for Academic Research: Writing Exercises, Springer Science + Business Media New York. Sowton, C. (2012), 50 Steps to Improving your Academic Writing (Student Manual/ Study Guide ed.), Garnet Education. V. Assessment: 1. Assessment summary Assessment tasks Due dates Weighting Attendance: Class attendance & participation 15 weeks 10% Assignments & Presentation ● Assignment 1 ● Assignment 2 ● Group Presentation Assigned in Session 1 30% End-of-term Project Session 15 60% 2. Assessment details: Assessment Tasks Description Group Presentation Students work in groups and prepare a presentation about a given topic. Assignment 1 Students look for 2 articles in their own subject area and write a summary and a synthesis of the two articles. Assignment 2 Students choose a topic in their own subject area and develop a detailed outline for their end-of-term project End of Term Project (2,500 – 3000 words) Students look for and use their own resources in their own subject area. Students negotiate their own title and specific aim through dialogue with their instructors. Scaffolding is withdrawn, and it is at this stage that students work independently. Class time is mainly concentrated on individual tutorials. Students are encouraged to take responsibility for what happens in the tutorials.
Detailed Syllabus WEEK Topic Content Topic for Presentation Source 1 Course Introduction Introduction to the skills of extended writing & research - Getting to know each other & the course - Familiarizing with extended writing & academic writing at tertiary level ExtendedAcWr Unit 1 2 Using evidence to support your ideas (1) - Discussing the importance of providing evidence in academic writing - Learning different methods of incorporating sources (1) - Practicing summarizing information (1) Features of academic writing ExtendedAcWr Unit 2 3 Using evidence to support your ideas (2) - Learning different methods of incorporating sources (2) - Practicing summarizing information (2) Academic skills: quoting, paraphrasing, summarising ExtendedAcWr Unit 2 4 Assignment 1 5 Structuring your project and finding information - Identifying how a project is structured - Practicing writing evaluatively - Practicing selecting information from books and journals - Practicing selecting information from books and websites Choosing our source materials ExtendedAcWr Unit 3 6 Developing your project - Identifying how to make the best use of the tutorial system - Learning about plagiarism and how to avoid it - Learning about the features of abstract and their purposes. Writing abstract ExtendedAcWr Unit 4