PEL academic writing 1 340-AG1-1PWR

The course of Academic Writing includes the instruction of practical techniques of writing texts aiming at creating academic papers, as well as their implementation in the practice of writing thereof. Students begin with short forms, e.g. one-paragraph texts, and then go to longer forms, e.g. a five-paragraph (or longer) academic essay. Students become familiar with the rules and discipline of text organization (composition) such as: general, process, chronological, comparison and contrast, as well as cause and effect.

In order to permanently enrich vocabulary, students are obliged to keep a reading diary with weekly entries on articles from academic journals they read. Beside new words, students also acquire practical skills of composing academic texts, as well as the knowledge of back matter formats (footnotes, endnotes, in-text notes, bibliography).
Vocabulary is also extended through exercises from textbooks of academic English.

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A. Oshima, A. Hogue, Writing Academic English, 4th edition, Pearson-Longman,2005
H. Cory, Advanced Writing with English in Use, OUP, 1999.
I. Leki, Academic Writing: Exploring Processes and Strategies, CUP, 1998.
M. McCarthy, F. O'Dell, Academic Vocabulary in Use: Vocabulary reference and practice, CUP, 2008.

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