Academic Writing [2900-MK5-AW]
Semestr zimowy 2023/24
Konwersatorium,
grupa nr 2
| Przedmiot: | Academic Writing [2900-MK5-AW] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zajęcia: |
Semestr zimowy 2023/24 [2023Z]
(zakończony)
Konwersatorium [KON], grupa nr 2 [pozostałe grupy] |
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| Liczba osób w grupie: | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Limit miejsc: | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zaliczenie: | Zaliczenie na ocenę | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prowadzący: | Mateusz Kusio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literatura: |
(tylko po angielsku) The classes will rely on the materials provided electronically (or, if necessary, in print) by the instructor. Occasionally, reference will be made and readings to be done outside of class will be assigned from the following: Eco, U. (2015). How to Write a Thesis. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Silvia, P. J. (2019). How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. |
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| Zakres tematów: |
Lesson plan week-by-week Week 1: Introduction to the aims and structure of the course. What is academic writing? Week 2: Genres of academic writing. Article, monographs, reviews, conference papers. Week 3: Reading week. Joint discussion of the style and structure in the assigned academic text. Week 4: Research questions. Analysis vs synthesis. Week 5: Sources. Primary and secondary sources. Finding information in academic publications. Open-access sources of information. Week 6: Workshop (1). Writing an abstract to an unseen article. Week 7: Citation (1). Academic honesty and plagiarism. Constructing a bibliography. Week 8: Citation (2). Footnotes. Referencing software. Week 9: Workshop (2). Writing a short paragraph with footnotes and bibliography. Week 10: Argumentation. Types of arguments. Fallacies. Week 11: Text structure. Introduction, body of the text, conclusions. Week 12: Language and style. Terminology, clarity, cohesiveness. Week 13: Workshop (3). Joint discussion of snippets of own writing brought in by the instructor and the students. Week 14: Class round-up. |
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| Metody dydaktyczne: |
(tylko po angielsku) Knowledge: - The student understands the nature and purpose of academic writing vis-à-vis other types of communication. - The student understands the basic concepts relating to the production of written academic English, such as ‘argument,’ ‘structure,’ ‘reference,’ ‘source,’ etc. - The student grasps the importance of academic honesty and ethics in relation to issues of citation. Skills: - The student knows how to formulate valid and sound arguments. - The student is able to organise a short- to medium-length academic text, paying attention to clarity and effectiveness of structure. - The student knows how to use academic terminology and style. - The student knows how to build a bibliography, cite sources, create footnote and in-text references according to different styles. |
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| Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
(tylko po angielsku) The course is assessed based on the performance at the three workshops as well as the final assignment consisting of a draft of an academic essay on a topic of the student’s choice, comprising an abstract, introduction, a sketch of the arguments, conclusions, references, and bibliography. Each workshop will amount to 20% of the final grade, while the draft essay will account for the remaining 40%. The assessment criteria for the workshop assignments will be discussed with students before each course. The draft essay will be assessed based on the following criteria: research question, arguments, structure, language and style, references and bibliography. |
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| Uwagi: |
dr Mateusz Kusio |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Fizyki.
