Syllabus

• Week 1

  Research and research writing

  • Welcome to the Course

    You will understand general research process and the role of reading/writing research articles (e.g., why do we all have to read/write research aritcles).

  • Features of research writing

    You can name and identify typical features of research articles.

  • Considerations in research writing & Effective research writing

    You can describe the purpose and intended audiencde of research articles.

  • [Instruction] on self-selected articles in your field

    You can identify features and describe strucutres of reseach articles.

• Week 2

  Structure and organization

  • IMRD structure

    You can describe and recognize the typical structure of research articles.

  • General to specific pattern

    You can identify G-S pattern in text.

  • Problem – solution text

    You can identify P-S text and explain its rationale.

  • IMRD and its variations

    You can describe IMRD structure and justifiy it variations.

• Week 3

  FLOW: Let’s read for writing

  • Old-to-new information flow

    You can explain the flow of writing, folloing G-S pattern.

  • How to maintain the flow

    You can identify the 3 strategies for maintaining flow and apply them in writing.

• Week 4

  Data and Materials in writing

  • 7 Moves in Methods

    You can recognize the typical language used in Method sections, including tense, voice, and common moves.

  • Common phrases in Methods section

    You can identify common phrases in Methods section in your field.

  • Condensed and extended styles

    You can explain the two approaches in Methods section and evaluation the examples in your field.

  • Data & Results

    You can distinguish results from raw data.

• Week 5

  Data commentary

  • Elements of data commentary

    You can explain the role of data/evidences in science and understand how they are reported in text.

  • Each Elements illustrated

    You can identify and distinguish the three basic components in data commentary.

• Week 6

  Introduction and Discussion: From descriptive to analytical writing

  • Introduction and discussion

    You can recognize different approaches to opening a research paper.

  • Moves in Discussion

    You can identify moves in Discussion and evaluate its prevelence in your field.

  • Tense in literature

    You can distinguish tense use for referneces and explain the choice.

  • CARS model

    You can identify basic moves in CARS model and apply the model in writing.

• Week 7

  CARS Model : Tell a good story in research writing

  • CARS model

    You can evaluate CARS model examples and examine the flow.

  • CARS examples

    You can evaluate CARS model examples and the move in various fields.

• Week 8

  Abstract: The last ingredient

  • Some basics

    You can explain the role of abstracts in research articles.

  • Abstract

    You can distinguish two approaches to abstract and justify your choice of approach in your field.

  • Recap and Warm-up

    You can develop an awareness of language use, moves, structure, and flow by reading research articles.

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