1. GENERAL INFORMATION ON Academic Writing COURSES

1. GENERAL INFORMATION ON Academic Writing COURSES
(INFORMACJE OGÓLNE O GRUPIE KURSÓW Academic Writing)
Course titles (Nazwy kursów): Academic Writing 1, Academic Writing 2, Academic Writing 3,
Academic Writing 4.
University Progam:
English Studies
(Kierunek studiów:
Anglistyka)
Specializations
– not
applicable
(Specjalność/s
pecjalizacja nie dotyczy)
Level: BA program
(Poziom studiów:
Licencjackie)
University
Years: 1,2
(Rok
studiów:
1,2)
Semesters: 1-4
(Semestry: 1-4)
Mode:
Weekday and
Weekend
Studies
(Tryb:
Dzienne oraz
Zaoczne)
Status: obligatory courses
(Status: kursy obowiązkowe)
Study hours:
Weekday studies:
120
Weekend studies:
80
(Liczba godzin w
planie studiów:
studia dzienne: 120
Studia zaoczne: 80)
Total number of independent study:
Weekday studies: 0
Weekend studies: 8
(Całkowita liczba godzin pracy własnej
studenta:
Studia dzienne:0
Studia zaoczne: 8)
Language of
instruction:
English
(Język
wykładowy:
Angielski)
ECTS points: 12
(Liczba punktów ECTS: 12)
2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
(OPIS KURSÓW)
The aim of the courses:
The Academic Writing courses develop skills of writing
academic texts in English at an advanced level of
proficiency.
Courses:
Weekday studies:
Academic Writing 1,
Academic Writing 2,
Academic Writing 3,
Academic Writing 4,
Weekend studies:
Academic Writing 1,
Academic Writing 2,
Academic Writing 3,
Academic Writing 4,
3. LEARNING OUTCOMES
(EFEKTY KSZTAŁCENIA)
class, 30 study hours
class, 30 study hours
class, 30 study hours
class, 30 study hours
class, 20 study hours
class, 20 study hours
class, 20 study hours
class, 20 study hours
Knowledge:
Having completed the Academic Writing 1 course, a student
 knows academic writing principles: style, register, form, content, etc.,
 knows the principles of MLA.
Skills:
Having completed the Academic Writing 1 course, a student:
 can write clear, well-structured academic paragraphs on a variety of subjects relating to
his/her interests, incorporating and documenting information and arguments from different
sources,
 can express views and news effectively in writing and relate to the views of others at B2 +
level,
 can organize and support ideas in a logical and argumentative way,
 can identify and apply methods of coherence, cohesion and unity,
 can identify most typical errors, edit and revise the text,
 can identify different parts/ types of a paragraph,
 can differentiate between informal and formal styles,
 can differentiate between bibliographic styles and can use one consistently (MLA).
Knowledge:
Having completed the Academic Writing 2 course, a student:

knows academic writing principles: style, register, form, content, etc.,

knows the differences between bibliographic styles: APA,MLA and Chicago Manual of Style,

knows the principles of MLA .
Skills:
Having completed the Academic Writing 2 course, a student:
 can write clear, well-structured academic paragraphs on a variety of subjects relating to
his/her interests, incorporating and documenting information and arguments from different
sources,
 can express views and news effectively in writing and relate to the views of others at B2 +
level,
 can organize and support ideas in a logical and argumentative way,
 can identify and apply methods of coherence, cohesion and unity,
 can identify most typical errors, edit and revise the text,
 can identify different parts/ types of a paragraph,
 can differentiate between informal and formal styles,
 can differentiate between bibliographic styles and can use one consistently (MLA).
Knowledge:
Having completed the Academic Writing 3 course, a student:

knows academic writing principles: style, register, form, content, etc.,

has the knowledge of, and can apply, writing exam strategies,
Skills:
Having completed the Academic Writing 3 course, a student:

can write clear, well-structured academic essays on a variety of subjects relating to his/her
interests, incorporating and documenting information and arguments from different sources,

can express views and news effectively in writing and relate to those of others at C1 level,

can organize and support ideas in a logical and argumentative way, i.e. summarize,
paraphrase, quote, compare and contrast, demonstrate, instruct, report, narrate,

can identify most typical errors, edit and revise the text,

can identify different parts/ types of an essay,

can differentiate between bibliographic styles and can use one consistently,
Knowledge:
Having completed the Academic Writing 4 course, a student:

knows academic writing principles: style, register, form, content, etc.,

knows the principles of MLA,

knows the structure of an academic essay and the role of its parts,

knows different methods of essay organization.
Skills:
Having completed the Academic Writing 4 course, a student:
 can write clear, well-structured academic essays on a variety of subjects relating to his/her
interests incorporating and documenting information and arguments from different sources,
 can express views and news effectively in writing and relate to those of others at C1 level,
 can organize and support ideas in a logical and argumentative way, i.e. summarize,
paraphrase, quote, compare and contrast, demonstrate, instruct, report, narrate,
 can identify most typical errors, edit and revise the text,
 can identify different parts/ types of an essay,
 has the knowledge and can apply writing exam strategies,
 can differentiate between bibliographic styles and can use one consistently.
Obligatory resources:
Obowiązkowa literatura:
Academic Writing 1-2:
Bixby, Jennifer, and Jaimie Scanlon. Skillful: Reading & Writing. Oxford: Macmillan Education, 2013.
Academic Writing 3:
Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue, Writing Academic English, Fourth Edition, Addison Wesley Longman,
2006.
Academic Writing 4:
Boyle, Mike, and Lindsay Warwick. Skillful Reading & Writing: Student's Book 4. Oxford: Macmillan
Education, 2014.