- To gain confidence in reading and writing texts in English academic style.
- To become more adept at formulating, developing and communicating ideas through written English.
- To compose persuasive essays, with attention to vocabulary and sentence and paragraph structures.
Literature -
Last update: Andrew Goodall, D.Phil. (28.09.2020)
Selected material from: E. de Chazal and S. McCarter, Oxford EAP, Upper Intermediate/B2 (Oxford University Press, 2012), K. Paterson, R. Wedge, Oxford Grammar for EAP, OUP, 2013. (You will be provided with pdf/print copies of relevant sections from the above books over the course of the semester.)
Supplementary resources: E. de Chazal and J. Moore, Oxford EAP, Advanced/C1 (Oxford University Press, 2013). M. McCarthy and F. O’Dell, Academic Vocabulary in Use Advanced (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008) T.S. Kane, The New Oxford Guide to Writing (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994) E. Hayot, The Elements of Academic style: Writing for the Humanities (New York: Columbia University Press, 2014).
E. de Chazal and S. McCarter, Oxford EAP, Upper Intermediate/B2 (Oxford University Press, 2012), E. de Chazal and J. Moore, Oxford EAP, Advanced/C1 (Oxford University Press, 2013).
Credits for the course will be awarded on the basis of:
(1) class participation (working as an individual, in pairs or groups; reading and discussion); this entails at most 3 absences from class
(2) performance on short written assignments (set during the semester fortnightly on average, submitted for marking and feedback)
(3) a final essay (begun in the last third of the semester, on a topic of your choice)
Throughout the course emphasis will be put on the active use of English, making the most of class time for discussion and reading aloud (good writing comes from good reading).
Homework will consist of reading and writing tasks; every other week a written homework assignment will be set on which you will receive feedback.
The subject of the longer piece of writing written toward the end of the semester is agreed upon individually (this may be a “real” essay you wish to prepare as part of your studies, or one on a topic of independent interest).
Classes only in person at Opletalova, in conjunciton with online platform Moodle. (Should a return to online classes be necessary, Zoom will be used, in which case, the component (1) above will receive lightly less weight, with more emphasis being placed on (2) and (3).)
Last update: Andrew Goodall, D.Phil. (07.09.2022)
Credits for the course will be awarded on the basis of:
(1) class participation (working as an individual, in pairs or groups; reading and discussion); this entails at most 3 absences from class
(2) performance on short written assignments (set during the semester fortnightly on average, submitted for marking and feedback)
(3) a final essay (begun in the last third of the semester, on a topic of your choice)
Throughout the course emphasis will be put on the active use of English, making the most of class time for discussion and reading aloud (good writing comes from good reading).
Homework will consist of reading and writing tasks; every other week a written homework assignment will be set on which you will receive feedback.
The subject of the longer piece of writing written toward the end of the semester is agreed upon individually (this may be a “real” essay you wish to prepare as part of your studies, or one on a topic of independent interest).
Classes only in person at Opletalova, in conjunciton with online platform Moodle. (Should a return to online classes be necessary, Zoom will be used, in which case, the component (1) above will receive lightly less weight, with more emphasis being placed on (2) and (3).)
Entry requirements
Last update: Andrew Goodall, D.Phil. (08.09.2017)
English at upper intermediate level or higher is a prerequisite (level B2 or higher in the Common European Framework).
