XENB002 Academic Writing for Master's Students: Writing that Flows (2 op)

Sisältö

How do you get an academic text to flow, so that it not only communicates to the reader what you want to say, but also provides an enjoyable reading experience? This course provides you with useful writing strategies to make your Master's thesis more readable and increase the flow that characterizes a good piece of writing. You will learn how to:
- use certain expected rhetorical moves in your thesis writing so that it is academically acceptable
- create paragraphs which follow a predictable structure
- use pronouns and noun phrases more deliberately to link sentences and paragraphs
- use conjunctions and transitional words and phrases carefully to highlight the logic and sequence of ideas
- use sentences to preview and summarize the organization of a scientific text
- check that lists in your text are parallel

Suoritustavat

This course has a workshop format, with short lectures and in-class application and practice. Students will work individually, in pairs and in small groups. Homework will include writing assignments and practice tasks.

Arviointiperusteet

Attendance in all sessions, active participation in class and successful completion of all assignments is required. Continuous assessment and self-assessment.

The XENB-modules are not for students in international English medium master’s programmes that have XENX009 Integrated research communication, XENK006 Academic Reading and Writing 1, or XENK007 Academic Reading and Writing 2 as a required course. The course is NOT for exchange students.