Shkrim Akademik

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William Karl Martin, PhD

Code
ELL 102
Name
Academic Writing
Semester
2
Lecture hours
3.00
Seminar hours
0.00
Laborator hours
0.00
Credits
3.00
ECTS
5.00
Description

This course provides students with strategies and practice needed to be successful at writing essays in academic level.

Objectives

- To equip students with knowledge on strategies essays of various types. - Enable the student to use the process of writing - To enable the correct use of written language

Java
Tema
1
Introduction to Academic Writing: Issues at Word level: word-choice; word-order; word-formation and ambiguities
2
Issues at Sentence and Clause level: types of sentence; clauses and transitions; structural and functional implications
3
Issues at Paragraph level: Organization; types and structure of paragraphs; transitions and paragraph length
4
The process of Academic Writing: Pre-writing: Brainstorming, choosing, extending and narrowing the topic
5
The process of Academic Writing: The article (types): Describing; narrating; discussing an issue; responding to generalisations
6
The process of Academic Writing: Letters (types): of complaint; of recommendation;
7
The process of Academic Writing: Letters (types): of job application, of response to an editor / newspapers
8
The process of Academic Writing: Essays (types) : of comparison: Expository & Argumentative (Persuasive);
9
The process of Academic Writing: Essays (types) : of opinion: Descriptive & Narrative
10
The process of Academic Writing: Proposals (types); applying for funds; assessing choices; giving reasons; evaluating a situation
11
The process of Academic Writing: Reviews (types): a fest; a holiday; a magazine; a book; a film
12
The process of Academic Writing: Reports (types): discussing findings in surveys; providing solutions; evaluating
13
The process of Academic Writing: Scientific Research Articles for Journals
14
The process of Academic Writing: Dissertations
15
The process of Academic Writing: Citation, marking and bibliography: APA/MLA
16
Final Exam
1
Students should be able to write clear, well-structured academic texts of some length, with a high degree of grammatical accuracy and in an appropriate style (essays, articles, dissertations, etc.)
2
Students should be able to use in an appropriate way a range of argument types and demonstrate a command of both general and specialised vocabulary
3
Students should be able to edit one's own and colleagues' texts, improving them stylistically and grammatical
Quantity Percentage Total percent
Midterms
1 20% 20%
Quizzes
1 20% 20%
Projects
1 20% 20%
Term projects
0 0% 0%
Laboratories
0 0% 0%
Class participation
0 0% 0%
Total term evaluation percent
60%
Final exam percent
40%
Total percent
100%
Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
Course duration (including exam weeks)
16 3 48
Off class study hours
14 3 42
Duties
1 15 15
Midterms
1 0 0
Final exam
1 20 20
Other
0 0 0
Total workLoad
125
Total workload / 25 (hours)
5.00
ECTS
5.00