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.)

Location and time

On teams and in class.

Materials

online materials, Academic Writing- books

Teaching methods

online teaching, moodle- assignments

Completion alternatives

moodle-assignments

realization.localizedApproveRejectDescription

Pass: The student does all the work required and returns the assignments by the deadline indicated at the beginning of the course.
Fail: The student does not return the assignments and does not do the work required.

Evaluation scale

Passed/failed