Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for University Study
This online course explored the skills required to research, write and reference academic essays. There was also a weekly focus on the development of language knowledge, to ensure grammatical accuracy and clarity of expression in academic writing.
5 weeks, 3 hours per week
Brian Turner
English for Academic Purposes Course Tutor & MOOC Supervisor, International Study and Language Institute,
University of Reading
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Assess the difference between academic writing and other types of writing
- Identify the different features of an academic essay
- Identify appropriate search systems to find reading texts relevant to your topic area
- Apply critical reading skills to analyse and evaluate an academic text
- Explain why most academic texts are organised into paragraphs
- Produce a well-organised, coherent paragraph as part of an academic essay
- Identify information from source materials and texts to include in your writing according to the appropriate academic conventions of referencing
Syllabus
Week one:
- Differentiating between academic writing and other types of writing
- Choosing the correct structure for an academic essay
- Analysing essay questions
- Activating what you already know about the topic
Week two:
- Searching for information as a starting point to build your knowledge
- Evaluating resources and reading academic texts
- Annotating and surveying information from source texts
Week three:
- Components of a paragraph and the notion of paragraph leader
- Paragraph development and writing a paragraph
Week four:
- Understanding how to use facts, statistics and research in your writing
- Showing critical thinking through choice of citation type
- How to incorporate appropriate evidence
- Avoiding plagiarism
Week five:
- Writing a plan
- Essay introductions and conclusions
- Proof reading
- Peer support in writing
Issued on 27th October 2021
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