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Academic Writing
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- SoSe 2004
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Beschreibung
This is a tutorial course to help students of Cognitive Science to learn techniques of academic writing.
Success in the university depends largely on the ability to write well, as a student. Different academic tasks require
different writing skills. This course is designed as a workshop that aims at developing students' ability to write
purposefully and persuasively. Highlights of the course include:
– Efficient use of the library for research
– Techniques of academic writing
– Scholarly referencing and bibliographical methods
The course will be participatory in nature and each participant is expected to come along with, at least, THREE
previously written term papers for discussion purposes only.
COURSE CURRICULUM
The course is structured into three parts. Part 1 introduces students to the art and act of writing. Part 2 presents the
grammatical and structural requirements of a good academic paper. Part 3 provides the formal features of academic
writing and bibliographical methods.
PART I
– General Introduction / Course Description
– Getting Started : Motivations for Writing
– The Writing Process
– Techniques of Effective Writing
– The Mechanics of Writing
– Efficient Use of the Library
PART II
– Sentence Patterns
– Paragraph Development
PART III
– Features of a Term Paper / Academic Research Paper
– Elements of a Research Proposal
– Reviewing the Literature and Citing Sources
– Plagiarism
– Documenting Printed Sources
– Documenting Electronic / Non-printed Sources
– Bibliographical Methods
Recommended Texts
All the books on this list can be found in the University Library.
Björk, L. & Christine R. (1997) Academic Writing : A University Writing Course. Lund : Studentliterratur.
Greetham, B. (2002) How to Write Better Essays. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Hall, D. & Sven B. (1994) Writing Well. New York: Harper Collins College Publishers
Jones, C. , Joan T. & Brian S. (eds) (1999) Students Writing in the University : Cultural and Epistemological Issues.
Amsterdam: Benjamins Publ.
Rose, J. (2001) The Mature Student's Guide to Writing. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Ventola, A. & Anna M. (eds.)(1996) Academic Writing : Intercultural and Textual Issues. Amsterdam: Benjamins Publ.
Willis, H. , James P. & Rosean G. (1982) Grammar and Composition Skills : Generating Sentences and Paragraphs.
New York : Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
Studienbereiche
- Cognitive Science > Master-Programm
