English Advanced Academic Writing

Instructors

FAYE Singh Stanislas

Term / Language / Credits

A1A2 / English / 2

Objectives

This course aims at taking you a step further in familiarizing you with the various rules governing academic writing including punctuation, summaries, critical reviews, opinion editorial(s) (Op-Ed), citing sources, short and long papers, research papers, etc.
As you have learned, writing is necessary for all students in higher education. It is a process. It starts from understanding your task. It then goes on to doing the research and reading. The next stage is planning and writing various drafts. This is followed by proof-reading and editing. All this should lead to the final text.
In a nutshell, academic writing is a social exercise. Differently put, you write with an audience in mind. This means that you always write with a purpose: to inform, to explain, to persuade, to convince, etc. In other words, what you write is defined by the users in the social community as appropriate or inappropriate. In your case, these are professors, lecturers, examiners, your peers, or other students. This social practice has developed through centuries of use by practitioners. For that reason, it has to be learned by observation, study and experiment.
Academic writing in English is clearly defined by having an obvious audience; a clear purpose, either an exam question to answer or a research project to report on. It is also clearly structured.
Academic writing in English is linear. It starts at the beginning and finishes at the end, with every part contributing to the main line of argument, without digression or repetition. This line of argument must be made clear whatever kind of writing you are producing and you, the writer, are responsible for making this line of argument clear and presenting it in an orderly fashion so that the reader can follow.
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Keywords

Apply,Argue,Compare/Contrast,Conclude ,Introduce ,Define,Describe,Discuss,Evaluate/Critique,Interpret,React,Research,Summarize,Synthesize

Schedule

Refer to the SYLLABUS [http://www.pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp/courses/2015/documents/5130200-20150313.pdf]

Teaching Methods

Practical Training

Grading

Course grades will be based on: summary (10%), critical review (15%), opinion editorial (15%), Argument Essay 10%, Research Paper / Policy Memorandum 25%), class participation (10%), Presentations: 15%.

Required Textbook

APA (The American Psychological Association) Style
Arnaudet, M. L. & Barnett, M. E. (1984). Approaches to Academic Reading
and Writing. Englewoods Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents.
Faye, S. (2008). Writing/Grammar/Vocabualry Module. Sagamiono: Foreign
Service Training Institute
Frank, M. (1990). Writing as Thinking: A Guided Process Approach.
Englewoods, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
Hogue, A., & Oshima, A. (2006). Writing Academic English. New York:
Pearson/Longman
McCrimmon, J. M. (1967). Writing with a Purpose. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Company.
Menasche, L. (2001). Writing a Research Paper. Ann Arbor: The University
of Michigan Press.
Porter, D. (2007). Check Your Vocabulary for Academic English. London:
A & C Black.
Wyatt, R. (2006). Check Your Vocabulary for Law. London: A & C Black.

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Arnaudet, Martin L. & Barnett, Mary Ellen. Approaches to Academic
Reading and Writing. Englewoods Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents, 1984.
Faye, Singh. Writing/Grammar/Vocabualry Module. Sagamiono:
Foreign Service Training Institute, 2008.
Frank, Marcella. Writing as Thinking: A Guided Process Approach.
Englewoods, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1990.
Hogue, Ann & Oshima, Alice. Writing Academic English. New York:
Pearson/Longman, 2006.
McCrimmon, James M. Writing with a Purpose. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Company, 1967.
Menasche, Lionel. Writing a Research Paper. Ann Arbor: The University of
Michigan Press, 2001.
Porter, David. Check Your Vocabulary for Academic English. London: A & C
Black, 2007.
Wyatt, Rawdon. Check Your Vocabulary for Law. London:
A & C Black, 2006.

CMS (The Chicago Manual of Style) Style
Arnaudet, Martin L. & Barnett, Mary Ellen. Approaches to Academic
Reading and Writing. Englewoods Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents, 1984.
Faye, Singh. Writing/Grammar/Vocabualry Module. Sagamiono:
Foreign Service Training Institute, 2008.
Frank, Marcella. Writing as Thinking: A Guided Process Approach.
Englewoods, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1990.
Hogue, Ann & Oshima, Alice. Writing Academic English. New York:
Pearson/Longman, 2006.
McCrimmon, James M. Writing with a Purpose. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Company, 1967.
Menasche, Lionel. Writing a Research Paper. Ann Arbor: The University of
Michigan Press, 2001.
Porter, David. Check Your Vocabulary for Academic English. London:
A & C Black, 2007.
Wyatt, Rawdon. Check Your Vocabulary for Law. London:
A & C Black, 2006.

Reference Books

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