2024
Academic writing skills in English II
Name: Academic writing skills in English II
Code: LLT13974D
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Linguistics
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Presentation
The syllabus is related to the objectives of the curricular unit inasmuch as it allows for the acquisition and development of written skills in academic English, including grammar knowledge and practice.
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. Students will be able to express themselves in English coherently in writing at intermediate/advanced level; 2. Students will be able to engage in critical reading approaches; 3. Students will be able to acquire interdisciplinary academic vocabulary; 4. Students will be able to develop accuracy in academic writing through effective use of grammar (e.g. conjunctions, nouns, adjectives, prepositions, verbs and punctuation); 5. Students will be able to practice and produce different types of academic writing (e.g. reports, case studies, literature reviews, surveys, essays).
Contents
Unidade 1. Accuracy in writing: (a) academic vocabulary; (b) conjunctions, nouns & adjectives, prepositions; (c) punctuation; (d) verbs: passive, referencing, tenses.
Unidade 2. Writing models: (a) reports, case studies and literature reviews; (b) designing and reporting surveys; (c) essays; (d) the PhD thesis.
Unidade 2. Writing models: (a) reports, case studies and literature reviews; (b) designing and reporting surveys; (c) essays; (d) the PhD thesis.
Teaching Methods
The course provides practice in writing for a particular purposeacademic writingthrough models and examples of academic texts. Both the process and the final product are considered. Students are encouraged to discuss and compare some of their writing and to draft and check their writing carefully through proofreading. Students may choose between two modes of assessment: (1) Continuous assessment: two quizzes, one after each unit (50% + 50%); or (2) Final Exam (100%).
