Graduate Program, English Academic Writing

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1.      科目名 アカデミックラィティング（英語）　　

2.      英文科目名English Academic Writing

3.      担当教員Dr. Mukesh Williams

4.   単位数 2

5.   コマ数 1

6.   受入予定学生数 40人

7.   講義概要

The course is designed for graduate and doctoral students of Keio University who are expected to write academic papers and research theses in English in the modern academic world. Students will be made familiar with the actual process of academic writing such as outlining research papers, providing evidence, and using argument and counter-argument, methodologies, formats, and style sheets. They will also be introduced to strategies of writing thesis statements, paragraphs, abstracts, conclusions, literature reviews and academic styles. The course will also explore methods, results, text structures, and data techniques. After completing the course students will become familiar with the process of planning, organizing, researching, writing, editing and formatting academic papers and research theses. They will also recognize the use of primary and secondary sources and avoid plagiarism, non sequitur and lengthy quotations. The course requires dedication, sustained hard work, and a keen desire for self-improvement.

8. １３回分の詳細なスケジュール

Schedule

1	English Academic Writing	Introduction to English academic writing
2	Approach to Academic Writing	Academic writing in the modern world—purpose, strategy, organization, style, formal grammar and positioning
3	Writing General-Specific Texts, Thesis Organization	Sentence, grammar, extended contrastive and comparative definitions and generalizations, organizing ideas in a thesis
4	Writing Critiques and Data Commentary	Writing critiques and literature reviews for research papers and theses, recommended thesis structure;
		Strength of claim and structure of data commentary
5	Academic Grammar and Style	Use of precise, specific, formal, impersonal language, powerful reporting verbs, formal grammar, correct in text/ bibliographical references, recommended thesis structure
6	Writing Summaries	Writing summaries, comparative summaries, plagiarism
7	Writing Summaries Continued	Summarizing essays
8	Methodologies, Formats, Style Sheets	Research methodologies especially in the social sciences and policy studies, approved publication styles, formatting and academic style sheets—APA, Chicago, MLA etc. Writing summaries, comparative summaries, plagiarism
9	Outlining and Drafting	Planning organizing, researching and drafting academic research papers; outlines to fit topics
10	Strategies for Writing Introductions and Literature Reviews	Writing introductory paragraphs, categorization, organizational method, evidence, selection, quotations, keeping opinion
11	Methods and Results	The process of writing about methods and results, recommended thesis structure
12	Recommended Theses Structures, Presenting Data	Chronological sequence, comparison/contrast, description, problem/solution and cause and effect; Data analysis, commentary and presentation, recommended thesis structure
13 14.	Discussion and Conclusion Rewriting and Finalizing	Framing conclusions/discussion sections, recommended thesis structure Grammar, style and rational thinking
15	Review, Assessment	Peer review of papers, summing up and late assignments, comments
	and Summing Up

テキスト

Swales, John M. and Feak B. Christine. (2004). Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills, (2^nd edition). Michigan: University of Michigan Press.

9. 成績評価方法

Grades would be based on:

Attendance: 20%

Weekly assignments and final paper: 80% (60+20)

10. 設置理由

The course is established to provide guidance to graduate and doctoral students at SFC in research paper and theses writing.