Academic Writing

Eserkegenova Bekzat Zhambylkyzy

The instructor profile

Description: The discipline involves doctoral students to study the specifics, typology and types of academic writing, communication technologies in the academic community. To study the principles and techniques of creating a scientific text in a number of its main modifications, the rules for constructing scientific texts of various genres, mastering the features of the academic tradition in a particular field of scientific activity in accordance with the profile of doctoral student training.

Amount of credits: 5

Пререквизиты:

  • Foreign language (professional)

Course Workload:

Types of classes hours
Lectures 15
Practical works 30
Laboratory works
SAWTG (Student Autonomous Work under Teacher Guidance) 75
SAW (Student autonomous work) 30
Form of final control Exam
Final assessment method exam

Component: University component

Cycle: Base disciplines

Goal
  • The aim of the course is to develop in doctoral students the skills of structured presentation of their own ideas, the ability to create scientific and scientific-informational texts of various types, taking into account the specifics of academic discourse
Objective
  • академиялық жазудың ерекшелігін, типологиясын және түрлерін зерттеу;
  • an overview of effective communication technologies, including in the academic community;
  • the study of the principles and techniques of creating a scientific text in a number of its main modifications;
  • the study of the rules for constructing scientific texts of various genres and subfields (scientific, academic, popular science, etc.;
  • mastering the features of academic tradition in a particular field of scientific activity in accordance with the profile of doctoral students' training
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.

Period Type of task Total
1  rating Advantages and Disadvantages Essay 0-100
Opinion Essay
2  rating Problem-Solving Essay 0-100
Scientisic Article
Total control Exam 0-100
The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type
Type of task 90-100 70-89 50-69 0-49
Excellent Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
written works The theoretical content of the course has been fully mastered, without gaps, the necessary practical skills of working with the mastered material have been formed, all the learning tasks provided for in the learning program have been completed, the quality of their performance is estimated by the number of points close to the maximum. The theoretical content of the course has been fully mastered, without gaps, some practical skills of working with the mastered material have not been formed sufficiently, all the learning tasks provided for in the learning program have been completed, the quality of none of them has been evaluated with a minimum number of points, some types of tasks have been completed with errors. The theoretical content of the course has been partially mastered, but the gaps are not significant, the necessary practical skills of working with the mastered material have been mainly formed, most of the learning tasks provided for in the learning program have been completed, some of the completed tasks may contain errors. The theoretical content of the course has been fully mastered, without gaps, the necessary practical skills of working with the mastered material have been formed, all the learning tasks provided for in the learning program have been completed, the quality of their performance is estimated by the number of points close to the maximum.
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:

FG = 0,6 MT1+MT2 +0,4E
2

 

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:

Alphabetical grade Numerical value Points (%) Traditional grade
A 4.0 95-100 Excellent
A- 3.67 90-94
B+ 3.33 85-89 Good
B 3.0 80-84
B- 2.67 75-79
C+ 2.33 70-74
C 2.0 65-69 Satisfactory
C- 1.67 60-64
D+ 1.33 55-59
D 1.0 50-54
FX 0.5 25-49 Unsatisfactory
F 0 0-24
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
  • Bulatova, I. M. Focus on scientific paper. A guide for writing and analyzing : lectures / I. M. Bulatova. — Казань : Казанский национальный исследовательский технологический университет, 2017. — 100 c. — ISBN 978-5-7882-2130-4. — Текст : электронный // Цифровой образовательный ресурс IPR SMART : [сайт]. — URL: https://www.iprbookshop.ru/79247.html (дата обращения: 12.05.2025). — Режим доступа: для авторизир. пользователей
  • 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
  • Nurutdinova, A. R. Master\'s Degree. Education and research. Part 1 : tutorial / A. R. Nurutdinova. — Казань : Казанский национальный исследовательский технологический университет, 2017. — 160 c. — ISBN 978-5-7882-2187-8. — Текст : электронный // Цифровой образовательный ресурс IPR SMART : [сайт]. — URL: https://www.iprbookshop.ru/79250.html (дата обращения: 12.05.2025). — Режим доступа: для авторизир. пользователей
Further reading
  • Стронг, А. В. Новейший англо-русский, русско-английский словарь с транскрипцией в обеих частях / А. В. Стронг. — Москва : Аделант, 2015. — 800 c. — ISBN 978-5-93642-368-0. — Текст : электронный // Цифровой образовательный ресурс IPR SMART : [сайт]. — URL: https://www.iprbookshop.ru/44107.html (дата обращения: 12.05.2025). — Режим доступа: для авторизир. пользователей