EN-161 Academic writing in English

Teaching language

English

Course contents

This course will focus on expository writing, especially the critical essay. Students will learn about the constituent parts of essays. They will also learn how to develop and support an argument, how to achieve coherence between sentences and paragraphs, how to use standard source documentation formats, how to integrate source materials into their written work, and how to think, read, and write critically.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student

• is familiar with the fundamental principles of academic writing in English.

Having completed the course, the student

• can develop an independent thesis or research question of sufficient complexity.

• can use and evaluate source material and integrate quotations.

• can structure paragraphs including topic and support sentences.

• can link paragraphs together into a coherent and focused academic essay.

• can document and cite sources used in their texts.

Examination requirements

All students: 70 % compulsory attendance. For the teacher-training students: Practice and one assignment must be assessed as a pass. Other students: Two assignments must be assessed as a pass.

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work and writing of assignments. Practice for teacher-training students. The workload is estimated at 135 hours.

Evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Admission for external candidates

No

Offered as Single Standing Module

Yes, if there are places available.

Assessment methods and criteria

Portfolio exam. The components in the portfolio will be communicated by the course instructor in Canvas at the beginning of the term.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course	Reduction of Credits
EN-145 – English Usage	5
EN-100 – Introduction to English Language	5
EN-121 – English Grammar and Practical Usage	5
EN-1160 – Grammar and translation	5
EN-147 – Academic writing in English	5
EN-168 – English in Academia	5
EN-101 – English Language: Grammar and Practical Usage	2.5