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HANOI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF ENGLISH *** COURS E PROFIL E ACADEMIC WRITING I. General Course Information: ● Course code: ENGL 345 ● Course Title: English Academic Writing ● Level: Undergraduate ● Location: Block D3, HNUE ● Contact hours per week: 3 hours ● Course Description: The purpose of this course is to equip students with the skills necessary for conducting research and for producing a piece of extended writing (referred to here as a project) in their own subject-specific area. The course involves an integrated approach, with a particular focus on the writing and research skills necessary for such a task. The course is designed to encourage critical thinking and get students to be evaluative in their approach to writing. There is also a strong oral component to the course through discussion of the students’ work in class, in tutorials and in a final conference at the end of the course when they present their work. II. Learning Objectives: By the end of the course, students will have been able to acquire: - The ability to produce an extended piece of writing in their own subject area within the academic convention of tertiary education. - The development of discursive skill to communicate effectively both orally and in writing - The development of critical thinking skills - The development of learner autonomy - An understanding of the conventions of the academic community students will typically be joining - The development and consolidation of study competencies III. Graduate Attribute GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE OBJECTIVE S ● be able to perform integrated writing task (reading, listening, writing) ● expand and support points of view at some length with subsidiary points, reasons, and relevant example ● express in clear, well-structured texts, expressing points of view at certain length 1 ● understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style ● understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they 2
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.