Academic English Writing

2021/2022

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

2

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Школа философии и культурологии

Статус:

Факультатив

Когда читается:

4-й курс, 1-3 модуль

Преподаватели

Бронцо Сильвер

Бут Екатерина Александровна

Хаас Эндрю Крейг

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This is a course on academic writing in English specifically designed for philosophy majors. It aims to impart general skills for academic writing in English, as well as to introduce students to the formal conventions and expectations of philosophy research papers in the English-speaking philosophical community. It is divided in three modules. I. The first module focuses on grammatical, terminological, and stylistic issues, with special emphasis on difficulties encountered by Russian native speakers. II. This second module deals with the structure of a philosophy research paper. Specifically, it focuses on five moves that appear in most philosophical works: 1) Presenting a philosophical problem; 2) Motivating the project; 3) Literature review. 4) Theses statement; 5) Argument. Students will learn to clearly detect these moves in concrete instances of philosophical writing, especially journal articles. Special attention will be given to abstracts and introductions. Students will practice each move through various classroom activities and home assignments. At the end of the module, students will be in a good position for planning their BA thesis. III. Module 3 is designed to help students through the actual writing of their BA thesis prospectus. Specifically, students will be required to write a new paragraph for their prospectus each week, and then they will present that paragraph and receive feedback from the professor in class. The aim of this module is to give students a chance to work on their presentation skills whilst simultaneously giving them constructive and critical commentary on their work.