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EL10687: Academic writing for undergraduates

Click here for further information Academic Year: 2011/2
Click here for further informationOwning Department/School: English Language Centre
Click here for further information Credits: 3
Click here for further information Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Click here for further information Period: Semester 1
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 100%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
The aim of this course is to improve students' academic writing skills in English in order to help raise the standard of their degree course work and examination answers.

Learning Outcomes:
Having completed this unit students will be better able to:
* Analyse essay and other assignment titles and identify what is required
* Plan and write an outline for an essay or report
* Understand how to structure an essay or report
* Take notes from and summarise a text
* Incorporate ideas from source material, including direct quotations, without plagiarising
* Refer to sources appropriately within the text and in the references section of a paper
* Link ideas within and between paragraphs
* Write objectively in an academic style appropriate to their level and discipline
* Identify and correct errors in grammar, punctuation and style
* Plan and write examination answers.

Skills:
Having completed this unit students will be better able to:
* Analyse the requirements of a task
* Plan a task
* Communicate ideas through writing.

Content:

* Analysing essay titles
* Planning and writing an essay or report
* Note-taking and summarising skills
* Incorporating reading material and avoiding plagiarism
* Referring to sources
* Essay structure
* Report structure
* Writing introductions and conclusions
* Cohesion within and between paragraphs
* Academic style - showing and avoiding personal commitment
* Paragraph structure
* Grammatical accuracy and punctuation
* Proofreading and editing
* Planning for and writing in examinations
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:
NB. Postgraduate programme information will be updated when the postgraduate catalogues are published in August 2011

EL10687 is a Generally Available Unit which is available to all students of the University (subject to the usual constraints) to take as an 'extra' unit which does not count towards a final award.


  • UXXX-AFN96 : Catalogue of English Language Centre Units - No specified year
  • UXXX-AFN99 : Generally available catalogue - No specified year

Notes:
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.