Бакалавриат
2024/2025
Международная научная и учебная коммуникация
ID 857909
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Социология и социальная информатика)
Направление:
39.03.01. Социология
Кто читает:
Департамент иностранных языков
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 4 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course teaches practice skills of academic writing to facilitate students’ effective communication within transnational academia. Exploring major writing conventions, at this seminar students perfect techniques of producing scholarly texts in English. Ultimately, a firm foundation for students to further evolve as authors is established.
Learning Objectives
- The course objectives are: formation and development of foreign language competence necessary for relevant solutions of communicative tasks in various situations of academic and professional communication, formation of socio-cultural competence and behavioral stereotypes necessary for successful adaptation of graduates in the labor market; development of students' ability to independently acquire knowledge to carry out everyday, professional and scientific communication in English; development of the ability to acquire knowledge on how to in everyday, professional and scientific environment in English.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Students are able to employ various strategies for the final (polishing) stage of their writing thus providing for better quality writing; they are able to be responsible proof readers for their classmates.
- Students are able to manage their own writing process such as prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, editing; develop the effective use of language for unity and coherence in their writing.
- Students know the genre peculiarities of professional and academic texts
- Students know the academic vocabulary and its necessary for communication in the academic environment
- Students know the logic of conducting a scientific research, choosing a research topic
- Students know the logic of constructing a scientific text and parts of the text: essay, outline, outline of a speech, summary of an article, paragraph of an essay, annotation, expert evaluation of the text, list of sources (APA style)
- Students know the stylistic features of professional and academic texts
- Students know the approaches to peer review of an academic text and to discussing the text with the author
- Students are able to manage their own writing process such as prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, editing; develop the effective use of language for unity and coherence in their writing
- Students are able to use sources responsibly for argument support, avoid plagiarism of any nature, and format their text properly in the APA style
- Students are able to employ various strategies for the final (polishing) stage of their writing thus providing for better quality writing; they are able to be responsible proof readers for their classmates
- Students know about the perspectives of academic writing skills in their future career development
- Students know the logic of constructing a scientific text and parts of the text: writing a research proposal for their studies, outline of a speech, summary of an article, speak and write about the methods, results and conclusions, use paragraphing relevantly. list of sources (APA style)
- Students are able to pack their research for the scientific communication.
- Students know the stylistic features and genre peculiarities professional and academic texts
- Students are able to use sources responsibly for argument support, avoid plagiarism of any nature, and format their text properly in the APA style.
- Students are able to present their research in oral form and speak about research aims, literature review, methodology, expected results and conclusions.
- Students uses relevant grammar and vocabulary for expressing main idea of the research and sign posting within their oral presentation.
- Students are competent in using visual support for their oral performance and use it
Course Contents
- Introduction to Academic Writing I
- Lecture 1.
- Lecture 2.
- Seminar 1.
- Seminar 2.
- Hands-on training 1.
- Hands-on training 2.
- Hands-on training 3
Assessment Elements
- Research proposal (oral presentation)
- Research proposal (written presentation)
- Written homeworkTask 1. Submit a draft of the research proposal introduction to the teacher in electronic form or in printed form before the deadline. Task 2. Submit a draft of the research proposal literature review to the teacher in electronic form or in printed form before the deadline. Task 3. Submit a draft of the research proposal methodology to the teacher in electronic form or in printed form before the deadline. Task 4. Submit a draft of the research proposal expected results to the teacher in electronic form or in printed form before the deadline. Task 5. Submit a draft of the research proposal conclusion to the teacher for review in electronic form or in printed form before the deadline. Task 6. Submit a draft of the research proposal abstract to the teacher in electronic form or in printed form no before the deadline.
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 4th module0.2 * Research proposal (oral presentation) + 0.5 * Research proposal (written presentation) + 0.3 * Written homework
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Cambridge academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP. Upper intermediate. Student's b..., Hewings, M., 2012
- MacDonald, S. (2010). Professional Academic Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences (Vol. Paperback ed). Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=367965
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Commentary for Academic writing for graduate students: essential tasks and skills, Swales, J. M., 2012
- Flavia Azeredo Cerqueira, & Shellwyn Badger. (2015). Language motivation and attitudes: a study with English for Academic Purposes learners. Horizontes, (1). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsdoj&AN=edsdoj.46bd1eea4fc4f7da77a6fe242de7107