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Academic Writing: Course Instructor: Nguyen Thanh Binh, PHD Email: Binhnth@Hcmue - Edu.Vn

This document provides an overview of the ENG503 Academic Writing course. The course aims to help graduate students develop skills for successful academic writing, including summarizing, critiquing, literature reviews, and research papers. Students will learn about topics like plagiarism, citation styles, organization, and editing. Assessment will include assignments on writing summaries, critiques, data commentaries, and a final literature review paper. The literature review paper will require students to demonstrate skills learned in the course like summarizing, critiquing, using APA style citations, and identifying research gaps. All assignments must follow specific formatting guidelines and be submitted electronically and as hard copies.

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Academic Writing: Course Instructor: Nguyen Thanh Binh, PHD Email: Binhnth@Hcmue - Edu.Vn

This document provides an overview of the ENG503 Academic Writing course. The course aims to help graduate students develop skills for successful academic writing, including summarizing, critiquing, literature reviews, and research papers. Students will learn about topics like plagiarism, citation styles, organization, and editing. Assessment will include assignments on writing summaries, critiques, data commentaries, and a final literature review paper. The literature review paper will require students to demonstrate skills learned in the course like summarizing, critiquing, using APA style citations, and identifying research gaps. All assignments must follow specific formatting guidelines and be submitted electronically and as hard copies.

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ACADEMIC WRITING

ENG503

Course Instructor: NGUYEN THANH BINH, PhD


Email: [email protected]
WELCOME ABOARD!
1. SNAPSHOTS OF YOUR PERSONAL PROFILE &
YOUR TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

2. WHY ENROL IN THIS PROGRAM?

3. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THIS COURSE


AND THIS PROGRAM?

4. WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO GET YOURSELF


WELL-PREPARED FOR THIS COURSE?
UNDERSTANDING THE COURSE

1. Foundation
It is useful for you to know that:

This course enables graduate students to develop the skills they need to
become successful writers in their academic and post-academic careers.

Course topics include writing:

• A summary
• Critique
• Literature review
• Research paper
• Other issues: plagiarism, citation of sources, strategies for organizing and
developing thoughts, writing concisely in an academic style, and
proofreading.
UNDERSTANDING THE COURSE
Key texts:

American Psychological Association (2020). Publication manual of the


American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Washington, D.C.:
APA.

Swales, J. M. & Feak, C. B. (2012). Academic Writing for Graduate


Students: Essential Tasks and Skills (3rd ed.). East Lansing, MI:
University of Michigan Press.

References
Bailey, S. (2015). Academic writing: A handbook for international
students (4th ed). London: Routledge.

Websites/ Softwares

http://www.sagepub.com/bjohnsonstudy/howtoarticle.htm
Course objectives (1/2)

1. be able to write appropriately for an academic


audience in terms of style.
2. be able to appropriately organize their
academic writing, including summaries, critiques,
literature review, and research/final papers.
3. be able to develop their editing and
proofreading skills.
Course objectives (2/2)

4. be able to effectively paraphrase, summarize,


and use direct quotations according to a citation
style guide (APA).

5. be able to develop critical thinking and


independent thinking
Assessment

Ò Assignment 1 (10%): week 3:


Assignment on writing summaries
Ò Assignment 2 (10%): week 6:
Assignment on writing critiques
Ò Assignment 3 (20%): week 8:
Data commentary
Ò Assignment 4 (60%): week 14:
Literature review (Final Paper)
Assignment 1 (10%): week 3:
Assignment on writing summaries

Ò Purpose:
Concisely summarize the main points of an
article through paraphrasing and without
plagiarizing.
Assignment 1 (10%): week 3:
Assignment on writing summaries
Ò Task:
1. Follow guidelines in Swales & Feak, Ch.5
2. Summarize a scholarly article in your field from a scholarly
journal, not a website. Make sure it is an article that you might be
able to use in your Final Paper. The summary should be no more
than one page in length, shorter for shorter articles.
3. Include the source of the original at the foot of your paper,
formatted according to a citation style (e.g., APA).
4. Make sure you do not plagiarize—write the summary in your
own words and without looking at the original.
5. Submit a copy of the article (including complete citation
information) along with your summary.
6. Bring a hard copy to class and email to the instructor.
Assignment 2 (10%): week 6:
Assignment on writing critiques

Ò Purpose:
Demonstrate that you can summarize and
evaluate information you read and then present
that evaluation clearly in writing.
Assignment 2 (10%): week 6:
Assignment on writing critiques
1. Follow the guidelines in Swales & Feak, Ch.6
2. Write a 2 - 3 page critique of a scholarly article on your research topic (use
articles that can be used for your Final Paper if possible). Make sure you start
your critique with a summary of the article and clearly signal to the reader
when you move to your critique. Make sure that each body paragraph has one
main point, which is clearly stated in the first sentence of the paragraph. Also
include a conclusion (e.g., summarize critique and discuss implications, future
action needed, further research needed, suggestions for other authors/articles
to read, etc.)
3. Include the source of the original at the foot of your paper, formatted
according to a citation style (e.g., APA).
4. Submit copy of article (including complete citation information) with critique.
6. Bring a hard copy to class and email to the instructor.
Assignment 3 (20%): week 8:
Data commentary

Ò Purpose: write commentaries for data


presentation in research.
Ò Task:

1. Follow the guidelines in Swales & Feak, Unit 4


2. Write a paragraph in accordance with the
guidelines on data commentaries
3. Bring a hard copy to class and email to the
instructor.
Assignment 4 (60%): week 14:
Literature review (Final Paper)

Ò Purpose: students will use the knowledge of


summarising, developing arguments, APA
styles, critique, and commentary to write a
literature review on a research scope of their
choice.
Assignment 4 (60%): week 14:
Literature review (Final Paper)

Ò Task:
Follow guidelines on how to write a literature
review.
Use relevant academic writing skills such as
summarising, developing arguments, APA styles,
critique, and commentary
Develop arguments in relation to the research
scope and identify the research gap
All assignments:

Ò All assignments are to be typed in Times New Roman font size


13, and with double spacing, one-sided.
Ò All assignments must have a cover page which includes your
name, ID and email address; the exact title of the assignment
and the lecturer’s name. (sample to be provided later).
Ò All assignments are to be submitted electronically via Google
Classroom and as hard copies to the course instructor on the
respective due dates.
THANK YOU

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