Kursens beskrivning

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

- identify and apply typical patterns for organising information within a text, such as topic sentences, the problem-solution pattern, and extended definitions

- use topic sentences and other cohesive strategies to write reader-friendly documents and paragraphs

 

 

Credits: 1

Schedule: 09.01.2023 - 19.02.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Anya Siddiqi

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period): B2

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  This course introduces typical patterns and strategies for organising paragraphs and documents for professional and academic purposes, such as
  - topic sentences and paragraphing
  - types of definitions
  - problem-solution pattern
  
  
  During the course, students analyse short texts and complete online exercises. Students also apply a process approach to writing a short professional type of document related to their own field of study. To enhance the readability of their texts, students apply organisational patterns, such as problem-solution, extended definition and topic sentences, as well as employ other writing principles that render comprehension of sentences and paragraphs easier. In addition, students give and receive constructive feedback on their work (peer feedback) as well as receive feedback from the instructor. Each commented version is revised accordingly.

  Working Life Skills: Know-how related to own field of studies, Skills in a foreign language, Skills related to working in an international environment, Information retrieval skills, Written communication, Self-awareness, Analytical skills, and Lifelong learning skills.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  - Completion of weekly online exercises (15 %)

  - Assignments (45 %)

  - Final written product (40 %)

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Independent work 26.5 h
  Feedback meeting with instructor 0.5 h

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I
  2022-2023 Spring III
  2022-2023 Spring V
  2023-2024 Autumn I
  2023-2024 Spring III
  2023-2024 Spring V

  Enrollment :

  Students are considered for admission in order of highest number of credits.

Beskrivning