LFU:online

This course comprises two elements: in-class writing workshops and online asynchronous self-study learning. The overall learning objective is to prepare you to be a successful communicator in both professional and academic texts that are written for a variety of audiences.

During the in-class writing workshop sessions, we will discuss and analyse a variety of text types (genres). These discussions and our analysis will feed into the writing workshop component where a task will be set, and you will then be given the opportunity to write. The tasks will be of a creative nature, and they will enable you to develop an appropriate writing style with an emphasis on professionalism, precision, and linguistic accuracy.

The online asynchronous self-study element of the course will review and deepen your understanding of the mechanics of “good writing” and the skills necessary for academic writing. 

In class content

·       Drafting, revising, reviewing, and editing texts with a focus on rhetorical situation (audience, purpose, and context).

·       Considering appropriate style and tone.

·       Applying critical, analytical, and creative thinking.

·       Developing fluency and accuracy.

Online content

·       Finding and working with literature.

·       Working with quotations, tables, and figures.

·       Formality in academic work.

·       Punctuation.

·       Achieving clarity in academic work.

·       Thesis moves.

Discussion of various aspects of language and in-class analysis of texts. This analysis will focus on a variety of texts with different purposes and genres,and these will provide writing prompts for your own writing.

Online asynchronous self-study.

Development of a portfolio from weekly writing and activity assignments (from the in class and online materials).

Participation (in class and online) (20%)

Weekly assignments that you develop into a portfolio (80%)

Key literature will be provided in the course.

Core recommended text

Vicary, A. (2014). Grammar for writing: Study book. Reading: Garnet Education.

Further literature

Gillet, A., Hammond, A., & Martala, M. (2009). Successful academic writing. Harlow, UK: Pearson Education.

Godfrey, J. (2009). How to use your reading in your essays. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2006). Writing academic English (4th ed.). White Plains, NY: Pearson/Longman.

Osmond, A. (2013). Academic writing and grammar for students. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Wilson, P., & Glazier, T. F. (2015). The least you should know about English: Writing skills (12th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning.

BA 2015: positive completion of compulsory modules 1, 2 and 3