Study Guide

Objective

After the study module, students are able to use academic English accurately, effectively, and with confidence. Students have developed skills required for academic study, including language accuracy, authenticity and avoiding plagiarism, note-taking, essay-writing, preparing and giving presentations considering the multicultural audience background, reporting, critically searching, choosing and using scientific sources, while at the same time developing time management and clear and logical organizational skills.

Content

Part 1: the writing process (effective reading, finding suitable sources, developing critical approaches to reading, avoiding plagiarism, planning, finding key points and note-making, paraphrasing, summarizing, references, combining sources, organizing paragraphs, introductions and conclusions, re-writing and proof-reading).
Part 2: elements of writing (argument and discussion, cause and effect, cohesion, comparison, examples, numbers, problems and solutions, style, visual information, working in groups).
Part 3: accuracy in writing and writing models (reports, case studies, literature reviews etc.)

Materials

Online and physical material supplied by the teacher and available on the moodle platform after the course starts.

Teaching methods

Moodle platform-based learning:

- Scheduled contact classes
- Lectures, tutorials and discussions
- Peer group learning
- Written assignments
- Reading and writing comprehension exercises

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

- Written assignments and class contribution
- Teacher assessment (continuous)
- Peer assessment
- Active participation in (and attendance of) contact lessons
- Timely completion of homework assignments