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Course unit, curriculum year 2019–2020
TAYJ032a

Academic Writing: Academic Writing, 2 cr

Tampere University

Academic Writing: Academic Writing (Participation in teaching), English

Type
Participation in teaching
Language of instruction
English
Credits
2 cr
Grading scale
Pass-Fail
Responsible organisation
Doctoral School (Research and Innovation Services) 100 %

Scheduled teaching

Course unit realisation

Academic Writing: Academic Writing, Academic Writing, 2 ECTS

Lectures (English)
12.9.2019 – 26.9.2019
Active in period 1 (1.8.2019–20.10.2019)
Course unit realisation

Academic Writing: Academic Writing, Academic Writing, 2 ECTS

Lectures (English)
16.1.2020 – 30.1.2020
Active in period 3 (1.1.2020–1.3.2020)
Contents:


Group 1, 16.1.2020 at 9-16 o'clock

Group 2, 23.1.2020 at 9-16 o'clock

9:15-9:45 Online sources: Scientific, clear, transparent

9:45-11:00 Drafting, Differences between Finnish and Anglo-American traditions

11:00-11:30 Components of a Scientific Article, The Sequence of Writing

11:30 Lunch

12:15 Problems, Transitions, Tenses

14:00 Coffee break

14:15 Old Information and New Information, Nouns and Verbs for Academic Writing

15:30 Self-editing

16:00 End of the day


Scientific Writing: The "Editing Clinic": Revising English Texts

30.1.2020, at 9-16 o'clock (both groups)

The students select a scientific text from their field and also bring in two to three pages of their own writing (5 copies of these pages). These texts will be evaluated in class.

9:15-10:30 Introduction to editing. Practice of editing on the "ideal" article in your field

10:30-10:40 Short break

10:40-11:30 Editing

11:30-12:10 Lunch (40 min.)

12:10-14:00 Editing groups

14:00-14:20 Coffee break (20 min.)

14:20-15:25 Editing Groups

15:25-16:00 Course Discussions (Questions and Answers)

16:00 End of the course

Teacher: Lecturer Kathleen Moore

Study methods

Valintajoukko

Group 1
Teachers
Location

Th 16.1.2020
Past event
09:1516:00
6 hours 45 minutes
Kathleen Moore

Group 2
Teachers
Location

Th 23.1.2020
Past event
09:1516:00
6 hours 45 minutes
Kathleen Moore

Both groups
Teachers
Location

Th 30.1.2020
Past event
09:1516:00
6 hours 45 minutes
Kathleen Moore