Course: Writing Skills I - CEFR B2

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Course title Writing Skills I - CEFR B2
Course code KAA/PSP1
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Lawrence Rochelle Simone, MSc
Course content
Elements of effective writing (format, style, structure). Stages of the writing process (prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, proofreading and editing stage). Structuring an essay: analysis. Structuring an essay: writing introduction. Structuring an essay: writing paragraphs (presentation, analysis, discussion). Structuring an essay: writing paragraphs (unity and coherence). Structuring an essay: writing conclusions. Aspects of style: cohesion, coherence. Aspects of style: essentials of clarity. Aspects of style: emphasising. Aspects of style: punctuation. Aspects of style: connecting devices.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
This course provides students with basic skills in writing, gives them theoretical background in stylistics, and instructs them about its usage within writing, especially academic. Students engage theoretical texts as well as practical examples; however, the core of the course lies in analysis of their own pieces of writing. The topics explored include the choice of appropriate linguistics means, the stylistic layers of language, text organization and various types of composition.
Students will acquire an insight into the issues of writing in a foreign language, and learn and practice basic techniques of form and organization in writing.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAA/JCA1
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KAA/JCA2

Assessment methods and criteria
Creative work analysis

Attendance active participation 4 essays
Recommended literature
  • STRUNK, W. ; WHITE, E. B. The Elements of Style. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 1999. ISBN 020530902X.
  • WALPOLE, J. A. Writer's Guide: Easy Ground Rules for Successful Written English. Englewood Cliffs : Prentice-Hall, 1980. ISBN 0139697748.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter