ACADEMIC WRITING

Academic year
2021/2022 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
ACADEMIC WRITING
Course code
FOY22 (AF:367106 AR:195792)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
0
Subdivision
B
Degree level
Corso di Formazione (DM270)
Educational sector code
NN
Period
Annual
Course year
1
Where
VENEZIA
Moodle
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[FOY] FOUNDATION YEAR - PERCORSO COMUNE
First semester Oct-Feb
Improved general writing skills.
Recognition of the conventions of academic writing.
The ability to apply the conventions of academic writing correctly.
Familiarity with format, syntax, grammar and punctuation.
Acquisition of the concepts, principles and vocabulary of reasoning and argumentation.
An understanding of discourse conventions ranging from structure and paragraphing 
to tone and mechanics.
CEFR B2 level or higher of English.
Examination of different aspects of academic style writing.
Analysis of style and register of different texts.
Punctuation and essay formatting.
Essay structure practice.
Paragraph building.
Exercises in the use of pre-modified and post-modified noun phrases.
Gli studenti non sono tenuti ad acquistare un libro di testo. Durante le lezioni verranno fornite agli studenti copie/dispense dei punti rilevanti e degli esercizi provenienti da diverse fonti.
Assigned writing tasks.
Exam at the end of term consisting of one timed essay question and one research-based essay question.
Evaluation: 20% classroom participation, 40% classwork & mid-term tests, 40% final (written) exam.
Presentation of points and concepts via lectures.
Practice and consolidation through classroom exercises.
written
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 10/11/2021