English Writing for Academic Purposes, Groups 1-2 (3op)

Arviointiasteikko

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Tavoitteet

The course provides the student with an opportunity to improve their ability to communicate in written English in academic contexts. The objective of the course is to develop skills and strategies to use language resources for writing more effectively.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student
1) is able to reflect on and assess their own writing skills and recognize areas of development.
2) understands writing as a process and employs strategies of process writing.
3) is able to take the target audience into consideration when producing academic texts.
4) understands the role of feedback and is able to apply feedback from peers and the teacher to their own writing and give other students constructive feedback.
5) is able to write clear, reasonably fluent texts relatively free from mechanical errors.
6) has developed strategies for continuous learning of written communication in English.

Toteutustavat

Independent, pair and small-group tasks online and/or in class.

Suoritustavat

Successful completion of course assignments and active participation.

Sisältö

Students practice the different stages of the writing process. Focused tasks on academic writing style, paraphrasing, paragraph development, argumentation, cohesion.

Arviointikriteeri, hyväksytty/hylätty

Pass/fail based on completion of the course assignments, active participation.

Esitietovaatimukset

TENG0101 English Reading for Academic Purposes
TENG0102 English Oral Communication for Academic Purposes

Lisätiedot

Group 1 Teacher: Tuusa Eriksson

Group 2 Teacher: Stefanie Lavan

If you miss the first class session and have not discussed your absence with the teacher, your place can be given to the next person on the waiting list. (Note for Group 2: as there are no live lectures, this does not apply)

Remember to cancel your registration and inform the teacher if you decide not to participate in the course. This will allow for someone on the waiting list to be invited.