English as a foreign language - writing 15-PNJA-WR-CH-2BA-12

1. Introducing the form of an essay and basic modes of development of an expository essay including the skill of planning and writing (ca 500 words). 2. Introducing and practising the essential skills and stages of creating a short academic text with the use of reference material (“research paper”) (ca 1,000 -1,500 words). 3. Developing communicative, technical, cognitive and organizational foundations of written language in a longer text, including such aspects as style, register (including academic language), punctuation, awareness of the recipient, stages of the writing and revision process.

WA PNJA page, WAMU Moodle, Biblioteka Neofilologii Coll. Novum.

Philology Specialisation: English and Chinese studies

1. Analysing model essays; generating ideas - brainstorming; preparing essay outlines; practising essay paragraphs (e.g. introductory and concluding paragraphs); error analysis ;individual work and pair/group work; work with a textbook (style, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation exercises). 2. Analysing model research papers; practice with regard to topic selection, topic specification, formulating a thesis, preparing a research paper plan/outline, selecting reference material, making notes, paraphrasing, summarising and formal editing according to the WA Stylesheet; individual work and pair/group work.

Partly: Moodle - materials, simple language tasks, online discussions, managing written tasks, peer feedback.

13 ECTS awarded for all EFL components after passing 2BA exam after summer term

1st cycle

compulsory

Year 2

Passed 1BA EFL exam

Having completed the course, the student:

1. Is able to plan and write a cohesive and coherent expository essay composed of several paragraphs (ca 500-550 words) both factually comprehensive and linguistically correct also when working within time limits (3 hours) in which the main mode of rhetorical development is adequately applied according to the formulated topic (e.g., exemplification, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, process description/analysis, classification)

2. With teacher’s guidance is able to apply all the essential skills and tasks needed to prepare a short research paper on a general analytical topic with the use of references about 1,000 to 1,500 words long including all the stages with choice of topic, topic specification, formulating a thesis, preparing an outline, searching for reference material, preparing notes and producing in writing a research paper with the use of reference material (summary, paraphrase, or a quotation), basically following the WA Stylesheet editing standard.

Assessment methods:

F – written assignment assessed according to a special marksheet;

S - written exam

Oshima, A. and A. Hogue .Writing Academic English
Smalley, R. L. and M. K. Ruetten. 1990. Refining Composition Skills
Gehle, Q. (1987) Writing Essays
Zemach D.E., Rumisek L.A. 2005. Academic writing: from paragraph to essay
Packer, N. Huddleston. 1997. Writing Worth Reading
Jordan, R. R. 2001. Academic Writing Course
Smoke, T. 1999/2002. A Writer’s Workbook (+instructor’s manual)
Mlynarczyk, R. and S. B. Harber. 2000/2001. In Our Own Words (+ instructor’s manual)

Also:

Trimbur, J. 1998. The Call to Write
Leki, I. 1989. Academic Writing
Reid, Joy M. 1988. The Process Of Composition (+instructor’s manual)
Ramage J. D. 1997. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Writing
Gordon, E. R. and L. Q. Troyka. 1987. Workbook for Writers
Mc Crea, B. and T. Lopez-Kemmerle. 1985. College Writing
McMahan, E. and S. Day. 1980. The Writer’s Rhetoric and Handbook

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