Academic Writing
Course: Gender Studies (with option of Double Degree Program with Lund University, Sweden)
Structural unit: Faculty of Sociology
            Title
        
        
            Academic Writing 
        
    
            Code
        
        
            ОК8
        
    
            Module type 
        
        
            Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
        
    
            Educational cycle
        
        
            Second
        
    
            Year of study when the component is delivered
        
        
            2024/2025
        
    
            Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
        
        
            2 Semester
        
    
            Number of ECTS credits allocated
        
        
            4
        
    
            Learning outcomes
        
        
            1.1. lexical minimum for obtaining, producing and exchanging professional information on the topic; 1.2. varieties of lexical units of professional texts; 1.3. peculiarities of the terminology of specialized texts on sociology; 1.4. methods of writing a structured scientific paper; 2.1. to carry out communication in written (written speech and written communication) and oral forms (speech) within the limits of the professional subject; 2.2. use grammatical structures inherent in the academic style; 2.3. find and understand the necessary information in foreign language printed and electronic sources; 2.4. distinguish and create full-fledged examples of scientific communication in a foreign language; 3.1. analyze, compare, classify professional information, see the relationship between parts of the whole, as well as find discrepancies between facts and consequences; 3.2. creatively apply the acquired knowledge, compare and systematize the results of experiments.
        
    
            Form of study
        
        
            Prerequisites and co-requisites
        
        
            Know: lexical and grammatical material necessary for understanding and producing professional English-language texts; methods of writing an academic work; speech samples typical for official and colloquial registers of professional speech; lexical and grammatical material necessary for understanding and producing professionally oriented texts; basic rules of English syntax.
Be able to: discuss educational and specialization-related issues to achieve mutual understanding with the interlocutor; find textual, graphic, audio and video information contained in English-language professional materials, using appropriate search methods and terminology; prepare public presentations on industry issues; analyze English-language sources to obtain data necessary for the performance of professional tasks; translate and understand professional texts using bilingual terminological dictionaries.
        
    
            Course content
        
        
            Types of academic writing. Types of scientific articles. Structuring of a scientific article depending on its type.
Vocabulary and style of scientific text.
The problem of plagiarism. Peculiarities of citation and paraphrasing in a scientific article.
Types of author's annotations and their structure. Types of critical annotations, their content, style and vocabulary.
        
    
            Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
        
        
            1. ElsVanGeyte. Writing. Learn to Write Better Academic Essays - Haiper Collins Publishers, 2013. - ISBN 978 -0 - 00 -750710 -8
2. Adrian Wallwork, Anna Southern. 100 Tips to Avoid Mistakes in Academic Writing and Presenting. Kindle, 2020 - ISBN 0-9450054-213-3.
3. Peter Chin. Yuza Koizumi. Samuel Reid. Sean Wray. Yoko Yamazaki. Academic Writing Skills. Student’s Book 1. - Cambridge University Press, 2012. - ISBN 978 - 4 - 903049- 14 - 4.
4. Ben Graser. Essay Writing Improve. How To Find And Correct Errors In Your Academic Writing Skill: How To Avoid Mistakes In Following Paper Structure And Requirements, 2021- ISBN 0-8450079-178-6.
        
    
            Planned learning activities and teaching methods
        
        
            Lectures. Laboratory classes. Independent work.
        
    
            Assessment methods and criteria
        
        
            Frontal survey - 20 / 12
Written tasks for independent work - 20 / 12
Final control work - 20 / 12
Exam - 40 / 24
        
    
            Language of instruction
        
        
            English
        
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