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35011-04 - Course: Academic Writing in English I 3 CP

Semester fall semester 2014
Course frequency Every fall sem.
Lecturers Peter Robert Burleigh (p.burleigh@unibas.ch)
Content This is the first of three required courses in the module Introduction to Academic Communication in English (ACE). In Academic Writing in English 1 (AWE1), students will learn the key structural components of expository writing - thesis statements, paragraphing, transitions and developing an argument. The course is conducted with input from the instructor and workshop activities in class involving individual, pair and group work. Instruction is also driven by feedback from written assignments. In this term, the course content is linked to stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe. Assessment of the course is by four written exercises assigned regularly throughout the course. Students must satisfy the requirements of this course before they may pass into AWE2.
Learning objectives Students will learn and practise the key structural components of expository academic writing.
Bibliography Students should purchase a copy of this collection of Poe stories, poems, and other writings before the first session of the course: "The Portable Edgar Allan Poe", ed. J. Gerald Kennedy, Penguin Classics: 2006, ISBN 9780143039914.
The book can be purchased at the 'Labyrinth' bookstore, Nadelberg 11, Basel. If possible, please read the book before the semester starts.
A course pack of further material is provided by the instructors.
Weblink ISIS

 

Admission requirements Open only to registered students of English. This course is not available in the Komplementärbereich.
Course application Students are required to register via ISIS for ONE and ONE only of the courses. Classes are limited to 24.
Language of instruction English
Use of digital media Online, optional

 

Interval Weekday Time Room

No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.

Modules Modul Introduction to Academic Communication in English (Bachelor's degree subject: English)
Modul Practising English (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013))
Assessment format continuous assessment
Assessment details Written assessments
Assessment registration/deregistration Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required
Repeat examination no repeat examination
Scale Pass / Fail
Repeated registration as often as necessary
Responsible faculty Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch
Offered by Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

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