Academic Skills 2
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 4030-AS2-OG |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: | (brak danych) / (brak danych) |
Nazwa przedmiotu: | Academic Skills 2 |
Jednostka: | Uniwersyteckie Centrum Badań nad Środowiskiem Przyrodniczym i Zrównoważonym Rozwojem |
Grupy: |
Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie humanistyczne Przedmioty ogólnouniwersyteckie na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
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Język prowadzenia: | (brak danych) |
Rodzaj przedmiotu: | ogólnouniwersyteckie |
Tryb prowadzenia: | zdalnie |
Skrócony opis: |
During the course students will acquire skills and vocabulary in English at C1 level for critically analysing and writing academic texts. As a result of this, they will develop skills in presenting their ideas visually, orally and in written form at an academic level suitable for writing an MA thesis. |
Pełny opis: |
Academic Skills for Thesis-writing • Understanding the structure of research articles/MA thesis + Literature review + Theoretical framework + Methods + Results + Discussion and Conclusion • Effective presentation skills (oral, written, visual) • Improving note-taking and oganisational skills • Expanding relevant academic vocabulary • Summary, coherence and cohesion skills • Revising and correcting errors and style • Presenting and promoting research results |
Literatura: |
Bailey (2003) Academic Writing: A practical guide for students. Nelson Girden. (2011). Evaluating research articles from start to finish. Third edition. Sage Publications Lebrun, J.-L. (2011). Scientific writing 2.0: a reader and writer’s guide. New Jersey: World Scientific: Chapter 15, pp. 209-234 McCarthy & O’Dell. (2016). Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge Parija & Kate (eds). (2018). Thesis writing for Master’s and PhD program. Springer Peterson, Todd C., Sofie R. Kleppner, and Crystal M. Botham. 2018. “Ten simple rules for scientists: Improving your writing productivity” Plos Pyrczak & Tcherni-Buzzeo. (2019). Evaluating research in academic journals - Seventh edition. Routledge Schimel, Joshua. (2012). Writing Science. Oxford University Press The academic phrasebank - The University of Manchester, phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk (Lecturer’s own materials) |
Efekty uczenia się: |
On completion of the course, a student will: • be able to critically evaluate an academic article (K_W01, K_W07, K_U01) • be able to clearly express their opinions, both orally and in writing (K_U06, K_U08, K_U09) • be able to constructively discuss their own and other’s opinions • be able to write an article review (K_U06, K_U09) • be able to write a discursive, academic essay (K_U06, K_U08, K_U09) • have raised his/her confidence in approaching and analysing academic literature (K_K01, K_K02) |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
Attendance & active participation 30pts Short presentation 20pts Essay 50pts Assessment for a grade |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych.