Бакалавриат
2025/2026
Научно-исследовательский семинар "Академическое письмо"
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Международная программа «Международные отношения и глобальные исследования»)
Кто читает:
Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Якушева Ирина Владимировна
Язык:
английский
Course Syllabus
Abstract
As an introduction to university writing, this course will take students through the necessary elements of writing for academic purposes: the process itself, its features and conventions. The writing process implies factual and analytical writing, organizing an essay, developing a thesis, evaluating information, providing supporting evidence, and citing and referencing outside sources. Starting from general culture-specific and stylistic features of academic writing in English, students will work their way through the writing process, including prewriting steps, towards argumentative academic essays. Alongside with the key theoretical concepts and major practical issues, the course will develop knowledge of basic linguistic structures and punctuation through practice in composing and revising.
Learning Objectives
- Upon completion of this course, students should: • be aware of formal writing conventions; • use strategies of effective written communication; • produce clear coherent text using appropriate logical connectors; • be able to manage their own writing process through different strategies of prewriting; • be able to critically evaluate sources of information; • develop effective arguments using a variety of rhetorical techniques (examples, statistics, authoritative quotations…); • master academic citation standards.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- be aware of formal writing conventions
- use strategies of effective written communication
- produce clear coherent text using appropriate logical connectors
- be able to manage their own writing process through different strategies of prewriting
- be able to critically evaluate sources of information
- develop effective arguments using a variety of rhetorical
- master academic citation standards
Course Contents
- Module 1 : Overview of the course. Academic genre. Writing process: main stages. Brainstorming techniques. Selecting and evaluating sources for academic writing.
- Paragraph writing. Paragraph structure: topic sentence, supporting sentences and concluding sentence. General rules of writing topic sentences and concluding sentences.
- Supporting details: facts, quotations and statistics. Fact vs opinion.
- Paragraph: unity and coherence. Punctuation Rules.
- From paragraph to essay: three parts of an essay.
- Module 2 Introductory Paragraph. General rules of writing a thesis statement. Body Paragraphs.
- Concluding Paragraph. General Rules of writing concluding paragraph.
Assessment Elements
- ExamExam ( 20% written part+ 10% oral part)
- Written assessment
- Attendance/ oral assessment /participation
- Module 1, Module 2 TestsAcademic Integrity Policy Cheating, plagiarism, and any other violations of academic ethics are not tolerated. The program academic supervisor and manager will be notified of such instances. Cheating or suspected cheating of any kind during the tests will result in a grade 0.
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 1st moduleExam * 0.3 + Attendance/ oral assessment /participation * 0.2 + Module 1, Module 2 Tests * 0.3 + Written assessment * 0.2
- 2025/2026 2nd moduleExam * 0.3 + Attendance/ oral assessment /participation * 0.2 + Module 1, Module 2 Tests * 0.3 + Written assessment * 0.2
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Writing academic English : level 4, Oshima, A., 2006
- Writing Academic English, Oshima, A., 1999
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Johnson, A. P. (2016). Academic Writing : Process and Product. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1222793