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Course unit, curriculum year 2020–2021
KIE-34107

Academic Writing in English, 2–3 cr (C1)

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)
Course code
KIE-34107
Language of instruction
English
Academic year
2020–2021
Level of study
Basic studies
Level of proficiency
C1
Grading scale
Pass-Fail
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Sarina Lewis, Tuta-Tijo groups
Responsible teacher:
Hasmik Minasyan, MSc groups
Responsible teacher:
Milja Merta, BIO groups
Responsible teacher:
Darrell Wilkinson
Responsible organisation
Language Centre 100 %
Core content
  • Upon completion of the course, the student can:
    -write in stages: outlining, drafting, analyzing feedback, revising, and polishing
  • -paraphrase and summarize source material without plagiarizing from the original
  • -identify informal language and make vocabulary choices suitable for an academic audience
  • -write paragraphs with predictable flow, e.g. general-specific, and clear topical focus
  • -organize a whole text into a predictable pattern according to its audience and purpose, e.g. literature review or research paper
  • -write an introduction which explains the significance and purpose of the text
  • -write an abstract that concisely describes important parts of a text
  • -write a conclusion that underlines the key points or findings of the text
Complementary knowledge
  • -refer to figures or other visual data in your text
  • -employ synonyms to enrich your writing style and avoid redundancy
  • -use parallel structures when forming lists
  • -vary sentence type and complexity
  • -avoid unnecessary nominalization and use of jargon which makes a text harder to understand
Specialist knowledge
  • -use formatting and linguistic conventions for citation in his/her particular discipline, e.g. author-date or numerical citation, reporting verbs, punctuation of citations
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Further information
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1

Participation in teaching

24.08.2020 11.12.2020
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
24.08.2020 11.12.2020
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
14.09.2020 11.12.2020
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
14.09.2020 11.12.2020
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
14.09.2020 11.12.2020
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
14.09.2020 11.12.2020
Active in period 1 (1.8.2020–18.10.2020)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2020–31.12.2020)
11.01.2021 30.04.2021
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)
11.01.2021 30.04.2021
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)