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Poslední úprava: Pamela Danielle Cotte, M.A. (14.02.2017)
The structure of the course is based on the parts of a thesis. Students who are currently writing a thesis will be encouraged to write in their topic area to develop their vocabulary and writing skills in their field of interest. |
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Poslední úprava: Pamela Danielle Cotte, M.A. (14.02.2017)
Students will learn how to write and structure a thesis using proper academic English. o To enhance skills in correct use of academic English, including academic style and grammatical forms. o To give students skills in utilizing the structure and signposting language used in academic English writing. o To enhance use of vocabulary and conventions for writing each part of a thesis, applying these to their own thesis work. Students who are currently writing their thesis will write part (normally one paragraph) of each section of their theses during the course. |
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Poslední úprava: Pamela Danielle Cotte, M.A. (14.02.2017)
Sources: Cambridge Academic English Upper intermediate and Advanced; British Council English for Academics course; current KJP Academic English courses; IMS thesis information (e.g. “manual” for MA thesis seminars; Methodological Seminar syllabus) |
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Poslední úprava: Pamela Danielle Cotte, M.A. (14.02.2017)
Each lesson will include a writing assignment related to a specific part of the thesis (see Syllabus). - Part 1 of each lesson will thus be work with students’ corrected texts from the previous lesson, for example editing practice or analyzing the structure. Special emphasis will be placed on students’ own texts in order to improve their individual writing skills. - Part 2 will be skills development with a focus on writing part of the thesis using various approaches such as analysis of texts, use of vocabulary and phrases, structuring, grammatical exercises, comparing academic English with non-academic English, discussion etc. Pair work, group work, and individual work will be used. - Part 3 will be a writing assignment for homework or in class for students to put these skills into use.
Students are expected to do the assigned homework to prepare for sessions and to participate actively in classroom activities and discussions.
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Poslední úprava: Pamela Danielle Cotte, M.A. (14.02.2017)
Assessment will be based on the following: I Attendance and class participation. II Successful completion of written assignments (assigned for homework or in class). III Oral presentation. -Students must give 5 minute individual presentations, essentially presenting their thesis or research as a “spoken abstract“ (see Lesson 11 in the syllabus). - Presentation skills training will be given in class and all handouts and materials will be posted on SIS. - All students will be expected to give feedback on their classmates’s presentations as part of their presentation skills training. -Assessment criteria: details will be discussed in class and put on SIS. The course is pass/fail. There is no final exam. |
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Poslední úprava: Pamela Danielle Cotte, M.A. (14.02.2017)
Lesson 1 Course overview and policies What is academic English? Writing in an academic style: qualifying and hedging; using passive voice etc. Use of articles Lesson 2 Planning a thesis Structure and signposting language Writing: the thesis proposal Lesson 3 Writing: the thesis proposal (text analysis; error correction; editing practice) Critical thinking: writing logical arguments Writing: the abstract Lesson 4 Writing: the abstract (text analysis; error correction; editing practice) Structuring paragraphs: topic and supporting sentences; developing and supporting claims with evidence Conjunctions and sentence connectors, e.g. to express cause and effect Writing: the introduction Lesson 5 Writing: the introduction (text analysis; error correction; editing practice) Punctuation: semicolons (;) and colons (:) Summarizing, paraphrasing and quoting Writing: a summary of an academic article (one paragraph) Lesson 6: Writing: a summary of an academic article (text analysis; error correction; editing practice) Synthesizing from source material Reporting words Writing: the literature review (one paragraph) Lesson 7 Writing: the literature review (text analysis; error correction; editing practice) Explaining methodology and rationale Writing: the methodology section (one paragraph) Lesson 8 Writing: the methodology section (text analysis; error correction; editing practice) The results section part 1 Discussing and interpreting research and data Writing: the results section (one paragraph) Lesson 9 Writing: the results section (text analysis; error correction; editing practice) The results section part 2 Discussing and interpreting data in figures, graphs and tables Writing: a description of a figure, graph or table Lesson 10 Writing: a description of a figure, graph or table (text analysis; error correction; editing practice) Academic presentation skills: presenting a thesis in 5 minutes – “a spoken abstract” Bullet points: effective use (spoken versus written English) and correct format Lesson 11 Student thesis or research presentations and defence (5 minute presentations- “a spoken abstract”) Summarizing Writing: the conclusion LESSON 12 Writing: the conclusion (text analysis; error correction; editing practice) Student thesis presentations and defence (5 minutes presentations – “a spoken abstract”) Review of key points |
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Poslední úprava: Pamela Danielle Cotte, M.A. (14.02.2017)
The required level is at least B2. |