| 学部・大学院区分 | | 開・博前 | | | 時間割コード | | 3051030 | | | 科目区分 | | 共通・基礎
Basic | | | 科目名 【日本語】 | | アカデミック・ライティング・スキルズa | | | 科目名 【英語】 | | Academic Writing Skills a | | | コースナンバリングコード | | | | | 担当教員 【日本語】 | | SMITH Adam randall ○ | | | 担当教員 【英語】 | | SMITH Adam randall ○ | | | 単位数 | | 2 | | | 開講期・開講時間帯 | | 春 金曜日 ５時限
Spring Fri 5 | | | 授業形態 | |
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| 授業の目的 【日本語】 | | | | | 授業の目的 【英語】 | | “Good writing is not a natural gift. You have to learn to write well.” -- David Ogilvy (1982)
This course is designed to equip you with essential academic writing skills. For example, you will learn how to conduct a literature review, the proper way to cite and reference sources, and the ins-and-outs of basic academic writing conventions (e.g., paragraph construction, formatting a manuscript, and the proper usage of common but confusing abbreviations such as “e.g.”).
The ultimate goal of this course is to turn you into a better academic writer so you can spend more time focusing on your classes/research and less time worrying about the quality of your writing. To this end, each course will incorporate two common themes: (i) overcoming common grammar-related pitfalls and (ii) utilizing computer software* to automate your writing process.
Slides for each lecture will be provided to you such that in addition to learning basic academic writing skills, you will have a detailed reference guide to assist you with any issues that arise during your academic writing career.
[Academic Writing Skills a serves as a preparatory course for Academic Writing Skills b—which is specifically focused on improving your thesis/dissertation writing ability. Although these two courses are designed to support and build upon each other, it is not necessary that you enroll in both courses.]
*Note: Only software that is free (i.e., open source) or freely available to Nagoya University students will be introduced. |
| | | 到達目標 【日本語】 | | | | | 到達目標 【英語】 | | | | | 授業の内容や構成 | | 1. Course Overview (What is Academic Writing?)
2. “Tips and Tricks” for Making Academic Writing Easy I
3. “Tips and Tricks” for Making Academic Writing Easy II
4. Conducting a Literature Review
5. Writing a Research Proposal
6. References and Citations I
7. References and Citations II [Take Home Assignment 1]
8. Style Guides (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.) and Formatting
9. Sentence and Paragraph Construction
10. Writing a Persuasive Essay
11. Peer Review Workshop
12. Plagiarism (How to Borrow Ideas without Stealing Them)
13. Writing Pitfalls and How to Overcome Them [Take-Home Assignment 2]
14. Practical Advice for Becoming a Productive Writer
15. Review of Academic Writing Skills a |
| | | 履修条件・関連する科目 | | | | | 成績評価の方法と基準 | | Your grade for this course will be based on three components:
1. Take-Home Assignments (50%). Twice throughout the semester you will be given one week to complete an academic writing related assignment. The contents of the assignments will be related to the writing skills that are taught in class. Each assignment should take no more than several hours to complete.
2. Attendance (30%)
3. Participation (20%)
As long as you complete the two take-home assignments, attend class, study/review (for approximately 1.5 hours) between classes, and participate, you should have no problem doing well in this course.
Credit is given to C- or C (where applicable) or higher grade for each criterion. |
| | | 教科書・参考書 | | | There is no specific text for this course. Any written materials that are used in class will be distributed directly to students. |
| | | 課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示） | | | | | 注意事項 | | | | | 使用言語 | | This course is taught in English.
Tips for how to do well:
• Come to class!
• Participate!
• Don’t be afraid to make mistakes! |
| | | 授業開講形態等 | | | | | 遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場合の追加措置 | | | |
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