Code: THE8LI001
Extent: 3 ECTS (81 h)
Timing: 1st - 7th semester
Language: English
Level: Professional Studies / Bachelor’s Thesis
Type: Free-choice Studies

Prerequisites

Preference in enrollment is given to students who have completed the Pre-Thesis Workshop (THE7LI007)

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will:

• understand the different functions of sentence and paragraph types to express information
• acquire an increased vocabulary suited for academic English
• learn the standard and academically accepted structure of an essay/report/thesis to better express one’s intentions more clearly in writing
• become more aware of one’s own writing by editing the work of others (peer editing)

Course contents

The purpose of the course is to learn the skill of clear academic writing through a step-by-step approach in which participants study the rhetorical patterns and the writing process in English with extensive practice in sentence structure and mechanics, along with the appropriate vocabulary used in academic English. Students learn, from the elements of the sentence and the paragraph, an approach that is expandable to encompass the demands of writing a full-fledged thesis in academically appropriate English, as follows:

• Paragraph Format
• Paragraph Structure
• Logical Division of Ideas
• Process Paragraphs
• Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs
• Definition Paragraphs
• Essay Organization
• Peer-Editing

Teaching and learning methods

Contact hours
Independent studies
Peer editing

Teacher(s) responsible

Kevin Gore

Course materials

Oshima, A. & Hogue, A. 2007. Introduction to Academic Writing. 3rd edition. Pearson Longman. White Plains, NY. (A link to 30% discount on purchase is provided by the teacher)

Other material provided by the teacher

Assessment criteria

Attendance 15%
Assignments 85%