Academic Writing and Rhetoric II

Course Code: EN209L

Institution:

Department of Language and Linguistics

Revision:

1

For students admitted fall 2013   spring 2013   fall 2012  

Approval

The course was established 09 February 2012.
This course syllabus (version 1) was approved 28 February 2012 by the Board of Studies at Faculty of Culture and Society (SMS).
The syllabus is valid from 29 August 2012. Replacement for course syllabus ratified 18 June 2010.

Education level

First cycle

Course description

The aim of this course is to develop students’ academic writing abilities so that they will have authentic, relevant, cognitive and practical skills. This course aims to engage students in the production and meta-cognitive analysis of effective academic writing.

Advancement in relation to the degree requirements

The course can normally be included as a part of a general degree at undergraduate level.

Entry requirements

Prerequisite courses for this course are: Passed courses: EN208E-Academic Writing and Rhetoric I.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
After finishing the course, the student:

• understands a writing assignment as a series of tasks, including finding, evaluating, analysing and synthesising appropriate primary and secondary sources;
• has knowledge of the conventions of usage, specialised vocabulary, format and documentation in his or her field;
• understands the relationships among language, knowledge and power, and
• can show knowledge of Malmö University’s perspectives: International Migration and Ethnic Relations, Nature and Resource Management, and Equality and Gender.

Skills and ability
After finishing the course, the student:

• can use writing as a way for discovering, clarifying, explaining and advocating ideas in a discourse community that embodies the ideas of collaboration, shared ownership and shared authority;
• can use conventions of format and structure appropriate to different rhetorical situations;
• can integrate their own ideas with those of others;
• demonstrates the ability to work to agreed timetables, manage workloads, and meet deadlines, and
• can apply knowledge of IMER’s perspectives to issues pertaining to English in academic settings.

Critical skills and approach
After finishing the course, the student:

• demonstrates confidence in their abilities to communicate effectively in both written and oral contexts for a variety of purposes and to diverse audiences;
• applies a variety of strategies including diplomacy and compromise to solve problems, and
• can speak English in an accent that is understood by a majority of English speakers.

Assessments

The course is examined through two graded written assignments. The student must receive a passing grade in all examination elements to pass the course.

Students who do not pass the regular course exams have the minimum of two re-sit opportunities. Re-sits follow the same form as the original exams, apart from re-sits for group work, which take the form of individual written assignments.



Course content

The course is taught through a combination of lectures and seminars, and it approaches critical thinking, reading and writing as complex and flexible processes for learning as well as communicating.


Learning activities

Learning activities are lectures, seminars, writing assignments, oral presentations, and self-studies of course literature.


Grading system

A,B,C,D,E,U.


Reading list and other media

The online resource MyCompLab. Further details about how to purchase MyCompLab will be provided upon admission to the course.

Additional photocopied material or electronic publications may be introduced by the teacher but no more than 50 pages.


Course evaluation

Evaluation is an integral part of the course. A final written evaluation based on the learning outcomes is done at the end of the course. This evaluation is used as a starting point for an oral evaluation which includes a discussion of measures to be taken to develop the course. The result of the evaluation is summarized and made available in a report to be used as a basis for future courses.