Practical English - academic communication 4100-IVMNJAKA
WRITING (productive)
Written style:
• Sentence structure
• Wordiness, relevance and nominalisation
• Coherence and cohesion
• Proofreading and editing
• Academic correspondence
Aspects of academic writing:
• Title and abstract
• Introduction & literature review
• Methods
• Results
• Discussion/Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Effective quotation and citation (using MLA style)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
be able to critically evaluate an academic article (K_W01, K_W07, K_U01)
be able to critically evaluate state of the art research on a current topic in educational research (K_W01, K_W02, K_W06, K_W08, K_K02)
be able to clearly express their opinions, both orally and in writing (K_U06, K_U08, K_U09)
be able to constructively discuss their own and other’s opinions
be able to write an article review (K_U06, K_U09)
be able to write a discursive, academic essay (K_U06, K_U08, K_U09)
have raised their confidence in approaching and analysing academic literature (K_K01, K_K02)
Assessment criteria
Semester 1
Assessment for a grade based on:
Attendance & active participation 30pts
Essay 50pts
Short presentation 20pts
Semester 2
Assessment for a grade based on:
Attendance & active participation 30pts
Essay 30pts
Long presentation 40pts
Bibliography
McCarthy & O’Dell. (2016). Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge
Newton Suter. (2012). Introduction to Educational Research -
Second Edition. SAGE
Pyrczak & Tcherni-Buzzeo. (2019). Evaluating research in academic journals - Seventh edition. Routledge.
Girden. (2011). Evaluating research articles from start to finish. Third edition. Sage Publications.
The academic phrasebank - The University of Manchester, phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk
Barker. (2006). Improve your communication skills. Kogan Page
Altman. (2012). Why most Powerpoint presentations suck. Harvest Books
IELTS materials (academic profile)
Lecturer’s own materials