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Winter 2024 Writing Course Syllabus (Student Copy)

This syllabus outlines an English Academic Paper Writing course taught by Emily Jin at Fudan University. The course will teach students how to write academic research papers through learning their structure and components. Students will practice skills like paraphrasing, literature reviews, and citing sources. They will complete writing assignments and a final research paper. The class meets weekly and incorporates student-led mini-lessons and workshops. Attendance, participation, assignments, and the final paper determine grades. The syllabus schedules topics over 16 weeks, including plagiarism, parts of papers, evaluating sources, writing different sections, and revising work.

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Winter 2024 Writing Course Syllabus (Student Copy)

This syllabus outlines an English Academic Paper Writing course taught by Emily Jin at Fudan University. The course will teach students how to write academic research papers through learning their structure and components. Students will practice skills like paraphrasing, literature reviews, and citing sources. They will complete writing assignments and a final research paper. The class meets weekly and incorporates student-led mini-lessons and workshops. Attendance, participation, assignments, and the final paper determine grades. The syllabus schedules topics over 16 weeks, including plagiarism, parts of papers, evaluating sources, writing different sections, and revising work.

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FUDAN UNIVERSITY

ENGLISH ACADEMIC PAPER WRITING


SYLLABUS

Course Instructor Information


Name: Emily Jin
Email: [email protected]

Office Hours
Location: Waiwen Building Room 519
Time: Wednesday 10am-12pm
Please make an appointment before coming in. Schedule time with me via email or by speaking to me before
or after class. Please have the course code in the subject of all emails you send to me. Also, please
include your name and section number in your emails.

Course Description
English Academic Paper Writing is a course intended to teach students about the structure of an academic research
paper and how to write one of their own. This course will teach students about the different parts of an
academic paper, the process of writing a paper, and the important skills needed for good academic writing.
This course will incorporate the use of the writer’s workshop format so that students are able to apply what
they learn in practice. The assignments in this course are also designed, with the same purpose, so that students
can gain more practical experience of the theoretical knowledge learned in class.

Teaching Objectives
At the completion of the course students will be able to identify and define the characteristics of an academic
research paper. Students will also be able to explain the structure of a research paper and produce different
parts of the paper as needed. Finally, students will develop the skills needed to write and construct their own
research papers.

Course Policies
As this is an English course, the working language of the course (and also the classroom) is English. Students
should use English when communicating with the teacher. Also, assignments are to be handed in on time
as required. If not, 5% will be deducted each day for late submission.

Attendance Policy
Since attendance represents 10 percent of your grade and we meet only once a week, attendance is mandatory.
You can’t learn to be a better writer if you aren’t present and active in class. Please inform me if you do miss a
class due to an emergency or serious illness.

Grading Breakdown

Attendance 10%
Participation 10%
Assignments 30%
Final course paper 50%
Teaching Schedule
Week 1
Introduction

Week 2
Plagiarism and academic integrity

Week 3
Parts of a research paper and the process of writing

Week 4
Evaluating sources and organizing your research

Week 5
How to cite: common citation formats

Week 6
Skills for writing: paraphrasing/summarizing
Student mini-lesson group 1

Week 7
Writing: introduction and literature review
Student mini-lesson group 2

Week 8
Writing: literature review cont’d
Student mini-lesson group 3

Week 9
Writing: methods
Student mini-lesson group 4

Literature review assignment DUE

Week 10
Writing: results and discussion
Student mini-lesson group 5

Week 11
Writing: conclusion and abstract
Student mini-lesson group 6

Week 12
Skills for writing: revising and editing

Week 13
Final paper draft DUE
Peer feedback workshop

Week 14
Qualities of good academic writing
Student mini-lesson group 7
Week 15
Preparing your article for journal submission
Student mini-lesson group 8

Week 16
Informal sharing of proposal/research
Final paper DUE

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