10200 (v.6) Academic Writing 041

Area:

Department of Languages and Intercultural Education

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

Lecture:

4 x 1 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

This is one of the four units of the English Language Bridging Course which develops competence in writing skills for successful tertiary study. It also aims to develop students research skills to enable the writing of a research essay with a clear thesis and arguments supported by appropriate research and references.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have - The ability to write well-organised, unified, coherent paragraphs. Drafted and redrafted writing texts by editing and correcting. Structured writing in a clear, logical and coherent manner. Completed an essay of approximately 1800 words, demonstrating an ability to synthesise material from appropriate sources and use academic referencing conventions.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Arnaudet, M. L. and Barrett, M. E. (1984). Approaches to Academic Reading and Writing. Prentice Halls Regent, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Oshima, A. and Hogue, A. (1998). Writing Academic English, (third edition), Longman, White Plains, New York. Murphy, R. (1985). English Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Unit Texts:

English Language Bridging Course Study Package No 116430: Academic Writing/English Communication 041.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Continuous assessment 60%, Exams 30%, Participation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	ELICOS Term 2	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y