Course title: Basics of Academic Writing Full marks: 100 Course No.: Eng. Ed 424 ...
Course title: Basics of Academic Writing Full marks:
100
Course No.:
Nature of the course: Theory Period
per week: 6
Level: B.Ed. Time
per period: 45 minutes Year: Second Total
periods: 150
1. Course Description
This
course aims at equipping the students with basic academic writing skills. It has
four units. The first unit deals with the basics of academic writing. The
second unit introduces the students to the process of academic writing and
guides them to develop the academic writing texts. Likewise, the third unit
discusses the ways of exploiting published sources for academic writing.
Finally, the last unit exposes the students to different kinds of academic
texts and encourages them to write similar texts.
2. Course Objectives
The general objectives of the course are as follows:
·
To familiarize
the students with the fundamentals of academic writing
·
To engage the
students in the academic writing process.
·
To enable the
students to utilize the published sources for academic writing.
·
To expose the
students to the varieties of academic writing.
3. Specific Objectives and Contents
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Specific Objectives |
Contents |
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· Distinguish between academic writing and personal writing. · Avoid plagiarism in writing. · List and explain the elements of academic writing. · Research for academic writing · Offer and get feedback in academic writing. · Use appropriate definition, vocabulary and maintain clarity in
academic writing. · Generalise facts in different contexts. · Discuss the results and their relevance in writing. |
Unit I:Academic Writing (30) 1.1. Distinction between academic and personal writing 1.2. Plagiarism 1.3. Elements of academic writing 1.3.1
Argument 1.3.2
Cause and effect 1.3.3
Cohesion 1.3.4
Comparison 1.3.5
Discussion 1.3.6
Examples 1.3.7
References and quotations 1.3.8
Style 1.4. Researching and writing 1.5. Fundamentals and feedback 1.6. Definition, vocabulary and academic clarity 1.7. Generalizations, facts and academic reality 1.8. Results, discussion and academic relevance |
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· Brainstorm ideas to start academic writing · Produce the drafts and work on the improvement of the draft.
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Unit II:Academic Writing Process and Strategies (50) 2.1. Getting started 2.2. Getting to first draft 2.2.1
Getting ideas and starting to write 2.2.2
Preparing for a draft 2.2.3
Writing a first draft and getting feedback 2.3. Working with a draft 2.3.1
Focusing on main ideas 2.3.2
Developing and shaping ideas 2.3.3
Beginning and ending draft 2.4. Reworking the draft 2.4.1
Revising 2.4.2
Polishing revised draft |
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· Write summaries and paraphrases. · Use quotations and citations appropriately. |
Unit III:Use of Published Sources for Academic Writing (20) 3.1Writing summaries 3.2 Writing paraphrases 3.3 Using quotations 3.4 Citations |
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· Write CVs. · Write reports and design surveys. · Take specific ideas from various sources. · Write journal and newspaper articles. · Write research reports and book reviews. |
Unit IV: Writing Models
(50) 3.1Writing CVs 3.2Reporting and designing surveys 3.3 Taking ideas from sources 3.4 Writing journal articles 3.5Writing newspaper articles 3.6Writing a research report 3.7 Writing a book review |
Note: The
figures in the parentheses indicate the approximate periods for the respective
units.
4. Instructional Techniques
The instructional
techniques for this course are divided into two groups. First group consists of
general instructional techniques applicable to most of the units. The second
group consists of specific instructional techniques applicable to specific units.
4.1. General
Techniques
· Lecture and Discussion
· Explanation and
Illustration
4.2. Specific
Techniques
·
Units II and IV: Project Works
·
Unit IV: Group & Individual Assignments
5.
Evaluation
This
course is for one academic year. It carries 100 marks. Its marks distribution
will be as follows.
Unit Marks
I:
Academic writing 25
II:
Academic writing process and strategies 35
III:
Using published sources for academic writing 15
IV:
Writing models 25
This is a theory course. Hence, the learning of the
students will be assessed through annual examination held by the Office of
Controller of Examinations. The types and number of questions in the annual
examination are given in the following table:
|
Nature of questions |
Total questions to be
asked |
Number of questions to be
answered |
Total Marks |
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Group A: Multiple choice items |
20 |
20 x 1 mark |
20 |
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Group B: Short answer questions |
8 with 3 ‘or’ questions |
8 x 7 marks |
56 |
|
Group C: Long answer questions |
2 with 1 ‘or’ question |
2 x 12 marks |
24 |
6.
Recommend Books and References
Recommend Books
Baily, S. (2006).Academic writing: A handbook for
international students. New Delhi: Routledge. (For units I and IV)
Hamp-Lyons, L.&Heasley,
B. (2007). Study writing: A course in
writing skills for academic purposes. India: CUP.(For units I and IV)
Leki,
References
Brown,
K. (2008).Essay writing step by step. New Delhi: Viva Books.
Canagarajah,
A. S. (2007). A geopolitics of academic writing. New Delhi:Orient
Longman.
Fry, R. (2001).Your
first resume for students and anyone preparing to enter today's tough job market.
Delhi: Pearson Education.
Lannon,
J. M. (1992). The writing process.
New York: Harper CollinsPublishers.
Seely,
J. (1998). The Oxford guide to writing and speaking. New Delhi: OUP.
Seely,
J. (2004) .Writing reports. New Delhi: OUP.
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