LN993
Academic Writing Skills
This information is for the 2016/17 session.
Teacher responsible
Mr Christopher Sciberras TW3.6.0.1g
Pre-requisites
For students from the departments of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics and Statistics who speak English as a foreign language and require support with academic writing including coursework, exams and dissertations.
Course content
By the end of the course, students will: (a) be familiar with the conventions of academic writing (b) have improved the accuracy, clarity and coherence of their written English (c) have practised clear organisation of texts and appropriate paragraphing (d) have extended their range of lexical expression (e) be able to evaluate their own writing (f) be able to write more fluently and confidently.
Teaching
9 hours of classes in the MT. 9 hours of classes in the LT.
Key facts
Department: Language Studies
Total students 2015/16: 97
Average class size 2015/16: 17