English Writing for Academic Purposes, Groups 1 - 2 (3 cr)
Code: TENG0105-3013
General information
- Enrollment
- 08.08.2023 - 15.08.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 05.09.2023 - 24.11.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 3 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Language Centre
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 10 - 60
- Teachers
- Stefanie Lavan
- Tuusa Eriksson
- Teacher in charge
- Stefanie Lavan
- Scheduling groups
- English Writing for Academic Purposes, Group 1, ONLINE (Size: 30 . Open UAS : 0.)
- English Writing for Academic Purposes, Group 2, ONLINE (Size: 30 . Open UAS : 0.)
- Small groups
- English Writing for Academic Purposes, Group 1, ONLINE
- English Writing for Academic Purposes, Group 2, ONLINE
- Course
- TENG0105
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Objective
The course provides the student with an opportunity to improve their ability to communicate in written English in academic contexts. The objective of the course is to develop skills and strategies to use language resources for writing more effectively.
Upon successful completion of the course, the student
1) is able to reflect on and assess their own writing skills and recognize areas of development.
2) understands writing as a process and employs strategies of process writing.
3) is able to take the target audience into consideration when producing academic texts.
4) understands the role of feedback and is able to apply feedback from peers and the teacher to their own writing and give other students constructive feedback.
5) is able to write clear, reasonably fluent texts relatively free from mechanical errors.
6) has developed strategies for continuous learning of written communication in English.
Execution methods
Independent, pair and small-group tasks online and/or in class.
Accomplishment methods
Successful completion of course assignments and active participation.
Content
Students practice the different stages of the writing process. Focused tasks on academic writing style, paraphrasing, paragraph development, argumentation, cohesion.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
Pass/fail based on completion of the course assignments, active participation.
Qualifications
TENG0101 English Reading for Academic Purposes
TENG0102 English Oral Communication for Academic Purposes
Further information
Teacher GR1: Stefanie Lavan
Teacher GR2: Tuusa Eriksson
If you miss the first class session and have not discussed your absence with the teacher, your place can be given to the first person on the waiting list.
Remember to cancel your registration if you will not be taking the course.