Academic Writing

Description: The discipline reflects modern trends and requirements for training PhD students in practical knowledge of a foreign language in the professional field. This course is designed to help you critically analyze scientific publications and write the results of your own research in accordance with accepted standards.

Amount of credits: 5

Пререквизиты:

• Foreign language (professional)

Course Workload:

Component: University component

Cycle: Base disciplines

Goal

• The purpose of the discipline is to update and develop knowledge in the field of written English. The course is aimed at developing and improving competencies in the field of written scientific communication, providing a high level of preparation for PhD doctoral students, necessary for effective communication in an academic environment.

Objective

• familiarize yourself with the basic requirements for writing in English;
• develop skills in written scientific communication;
• develop the ability to express ideas in writing and argue for them
• teach techniques for structuring academic work
• prepare for writing essays, articles and abstracts

Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding

• knowledge of a foreign language at a level that allows you to receive and evaluate information in the field of professional activity from foreign sources.

Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding

• ability to generalize and critically evaluate the results obtained by domestic and foreign researchers, identify promising directions, draw up a research program

Learning outcome: formation of judgments

• the ability to substantiate the relevance, theoretical and practical significance of the chosen topic of scientific research

Learning outcome: communicative abilities

• speak one of the foreign languages ​​at the level of professional communication.

Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities

• readiness for self-development, self-realization, use of creative potential

Teaching methods

Mastering the discipline involves the use of innovative educational technologies using active and interactive forms of conducting classes in the educational process, such as: working with authentic sources, on-line, discussions, presentations

Assessment of the student's knowledge

Teacher oversees various tasks related to ongoing assessment and determines students' current performance twice during each academic period. Ratings 1 and 2 are formulated based on the outcomes of this ongoing assessment. The student's learning achievements are assessed using a 100-point scale, and the final grades P1 and P2 are calculated as the average of their ongoing performance evaluations. The teacher evaluates the student's work throughout the academic period in alignment with the assignment submission schedule for the discipline. The assessment system may incorporate a mix of written and oral, group and individual formats.

The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type

Evaluation form

The student's final grade in the course is calculated on a 100 point grading scale, it includes:

• 40% of the examination result;
• 60% of current control result.

The final grade is calculated by the formula:

 

Where Midterm 1, Midterm 2are digital equivalents of the grades of Midterm 1 and 2;

E is a digital equivalent of the exam grade.

Final alphabetical grade and its equivalent in points:

The letter grading system for students' academic achievements, corresponding to the numerical equivalent on a four-point scale:

Topics of lectures

• Academic Writing
• Elements of Academic Writing
• Kinds of Academic Writing
• Writing Process
• Academic Language
• Academic Style
• Academic Publication
• Public Writing
• Academic Research
• Plagiarism
• Empirical Papers
• Methods
• Terms
• Questions and Problems
• Analysis and Logic

Key reading

• Sahanaya, Wendy. Preparation and Practice. Reading and Writing : academic module / W. Sahanaya, J. Lindeck, R. Stewart. - New York : [s. n.], 2006. - 172 с. - ISBN 0-19-554093-X : 250 т.
• Ерохина, Л. Н. Effective essay and resume writing : Метод. пособие по английскому языку для студентов 2 курса всех спец. ВКГТУ / Л.Н.Ерохина, С.Д.Семенова ; М-во образования и науки РК. - Усть-Каменогорск : ВКГТУ, 2004. - 105 c.
• Семенова, С. Д. Writing a research paper : метод. указания к практ. занятиям СРСП и СРС по англ. языку для магистрантов всех спец. / С. Д. Семенова. - Усть-Каменогорск : ВКГТУ, 2008. - 24 с. - Библиогр.: с.25 . - 65 т.

Further reading

• Peterson, P. W. Developing Writing: Writing Skills Practice Book for Beginning : intermediate Students of English as a Foreign Language / W. Peterson. - Washington : United States Information Agency, 1996. - 143 p