Кто читает:: Департамент иностранных языков

Статус:: Курс по выбору

Когда читается:: 1-й курс, 4 модуль

Преподаватели

Косолапов Станислав Олегович

Чумилкин Сергей Владимирович

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Abstract

This course teaches practice skills of academic writing to facilitate students’ effective communication within transnational academia. Exploring major writing conventions, at this seminar students perfect techniques of producing scholarly texts in English. Ultimately, a firm foundation for students to further evolve as authors is established.

Learning Objectives

The course objectives are: formation and development of foreign language competence necessary for relevant solutions of communicative tasks in various situations of academic and professional communication, formation of socio-cultural competence and behavioral stereotypes necessary for successful adaptation of graduates in the labor market; development of students' ability to independently acquire knowledge to carry out everyday, professional and scientific communication in English; development of the ability to acquire knowledge on how to in everyday, professional and scientific environment in English.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Students are able to employ various strategies for the final (polishing) stage of their writing thus providing for better quality writing; they are able to be responsible proof readers for their classmates.
Students are able to manage their own writing process such as prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, editing; develop the effective use of language for unity and coherence in their writing.
Students know the genre peculiarities of professional and academic texts
Students know the academic vocabulary and its necessary for communication in the academic environment
Students know the logic of conducting a scientific research, choosing a research topic
Students know the logic of constructing a scientific text and parts of the text: essay, outline, outline of a speech, summary of an article, paragraph of an essay, annotation, expert evaluation of the text, list of sources (APA style)
Students know the stylistic features of professional and academic texts
Students know the approaches to peer review of an academic text and to discussing the text with the author
Students are able to manage their own writing process such as prewriting, planning, drafting, revising, editing; develop the effective use of language for unity and coherence in their writing
Students are able to use sources responsibly for argument support, avoid plagiarism of any nature, and format their text properly in the APA style
Students are able to employ various strategies for the final (polishing) stage of their writing thus providing for better quality writing; they are able to be responsible proof readers for their classmates
Students know about the perspectives of academic writing skills in their future career development
Students know the logic of constructing a scientific text and parts of the text: writing a research proposal for their studies, outline of a speech, summary of an article, speak and write about the methods, results and conclusions, use paragraphing relevantly. list of sources (APA style)
Students are able to pack their research for the scientific communication.
Students know the stylistic features and genre peculiarities professional and academic texts
Students are able to use sources responsibly for argument support, avoid plagiarism of any nature, and format their text properly in the APA style.
Students are able to present their research in oral form and speak about research aims, literature review, methodology, expected results and conclusions.
Students uses relevant grammar and vocabulary for expressing main idea of the research and sign posting within their oral presentation.
Students are competent in using visual support for their oral performance and use it

Course Contents

Lecture 1.
Lecture 2.
Seminar 1.
Seminar 2.
Hands-on training 1.
Hands-on training 2.
Hands-on training 3

Assessment Elements

Research proposal (written presentation)
It is an exam task in which a student should pack his research from research seminar of the 1st course in the form of a research proposal. The task is to be formatted in APA style. The text is to follow academic conventions. The requirements of the task will be on Smart LMS.
Written homework
Task 1. Submit a draft of the research proposal introduction to the teacher in electronic form or in printed form before the deadline. Task 2. Submit a draft of the research proposal literature review to the teacher in electronic form or in printed form before the deadline. Task 3. Submit a draft of the research proposal methodology to the teacher in electronic form or in printed form before the deadline. Task 4. Submit a draft of the research proposal expected results to the teacher in electronic form or in printed form before the deadline. Task 5. Submit a draft of the research proposal conclusion to the teacher for review in electronic form or in printed form before the deadline. Task 6. Submit a draft of the research proposal abstract to the teacher in electronic form or in printed form no before the deadline.
Research proposal (video oral presentation)
Students are recording video with just one take in any platform with such a service. On the video we have to see the speaker’s face and visual aids. The presentation is to be between 7 or 10 minutes. In this recording student is to present the one’s research as if you were an online conference participant. The video must be based on the text of the research proposal you have written. In the beginning the student has to present himself briefly to the audience.

Interim Assessment

2025/2026 4th module
0.25 * Written homework + 0.25 * Research proposal (video oral presentation) + 0.5 * Research proposal (written presentation)

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Bailey, S. (2015). Academic Writing : A Handbook for International Students (Vol. Fourth edition). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=862062
Bailey, S. (2017). Academic Writing : A Handbook for International Students (Vol. Fifth edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1650435
Академическое письмо. От исследования к тексту : учебник и практикум для академического бакалавриата / Ю. М. Кувшинская, Н. А. Зевахина, Я. Э. Ахапкина, Е. И. Гордиенко ; под редакцией Ю. М. Кувшинской. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2019. — 284 с. — (Бакалавр. Академический курс). — ISBN 978-5-534-08297-5. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/424762 (дата обращения: 28.08.2023).
Академическое письмо. От исследования к тексту : учебник и практикум для вузов / Ю. М. Кувшинская, Н. А. Зевахина, Я. Э. Ахапкина, Е. И. Гордиенко ; под редакцией Ю. М. Кувшинской. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2022. — 284 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-08297-5. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/494312 (дата обращения: 04.07.2025).

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Мкртчян, Т. Ю. Academic English: Theoretical and Practical Training of Graduate Students : учебное пособие по практикуму английского языка для студентов 4 курса / Т. Ю. Мкртчян ; Южный федеральный университет. - Ростов-на-Дону ; Таганрог : Издательство Южного федерального университета, 2019. - 138 с. - ISBN 978-5-9275-3258-2. - Текст : электронный. - URL: https://znanium.com/catalog/product/1088187

Authors

Avramenko Ivan Aleksandrovich
Chumilkin Sergei Vladimirovich
Diugaeva Irina Dmitrievna

Бакалаврская программа «Социология и социальная информатика»

Контакты

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International academic and educational communication