Contenidos teóricos y prácticos de la asignatura
TEMARIO
Unit 1 – INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
1.1. Features of academic writing
1.2. Reading skills for academic study
1.3. Understanding texts
1.4. General strategies for reading academic texts
Unit 2 – RHETORICAL FUNCTIONS IN ACADEMIC WRITING
2.1. Writing descriptions.
2.2. Narrating and reporting.
2.3. Definition of terms.
2.4. Writing instructions.
2.5. Describing function.
2.6. Describing processes.
2.7. Classifying/categorising.
2.8. Giving examples.
2.9. Including tables and graphs.
2.10. Comparing and contrasting.
2.11. Generalising.
2.12. Expressing degrees of certainty.
2.13. Cause and effect
2.14. Taking a stance
2.15. Summary writing
Unit 3 – GENRES IN ACADEMIC WRITING
3.1. Main types of genres
3.2. Responsibility in academic writing: Plagiarism
Unit 4 – THE PROCESS OF WRITING AN ESSAY
4.1. Understanding the question.
4.2. Selecting information sources.
4.3. Organising the essay
4.4. Writing paragraphs
4.5. Ways of organising essays
4.6. General procedure when writing an essay.
Unit 5 – THE PROCESS OF WRITING A RESEARCH REPORT
5.1. Organising the report
5.2. Writing a list of references.
5.3. Editing and proofreading.
Unit 1 – INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
1.1. Features of academic writing
1.2. Reading skills for academic study
1.3. Understanding texts
1.4. General strategies for reading academic texts
Unit 2 – RHETORICAL FUNCTIONS IN ACADEMIC WRITING
2.1. Writing descriptions.
2.2. Narrating and reporting.
2.3. Definition of terms.
2.4. Writing instructions.
2.5. Describing function.
2.6. Describing processes.
2.7. Classifying/categorising.
2.8. Giving examples.
2.9. Including tables and graphs.
2.10. Comparing and contrasting.
2.11. Generalising.
2.12. Expressing degrees of certainty.
2.13. Cause and effect
2.14. Taking a stance
2.15. Summary writing
Unit 3 – GENRES IN ACADEMIC WRITING
3.1. Main types of genres
3.2. Responsibility in academic writing: Plagiarism
Unit 4 – THE PROCESS OF WRITING AN ESSAY
4.1. Understanding the question.
4.2. Selecting information sources.
4.3. Organising the essay
4.4. Writing paragraphs
4.5. Ways of organising essays
4.6. General procedure when writing an essay.
Unit 5 – THE PROCESS OF WRITING A RESEARCH REPORT
5.1. Organising the report
5.2. Writing a list of references.
5.3. Editing and proofreading.
Actividades a desarrollar en otro idioma
This subject is entirely taught and evaluated in English. Students wishing to enrol in this subject should have a functional knowledge of this language close to a B2 level required at end of the course.
Esta asignatura se imparte y evalúa en lengua inglesa. Quienes se matriculen en ella deberían tener una competencia en dicha lengua que les permitiese llegar al nivel B2 que se requiere al final del curso.
Esta asignatura se imparte y evalúa en lengua inglesa. Quienes se matriculen en ella deberían tener una competencia en dicha lengua que les permitiese llegar al nivel B2 que se requiere al final del curso.