LN996
Academic Writing Skills
This information is for the 2023/24 session.
Teacher responsible
Mr James Pavitt
Pre-requisites
For students from the departments of Anthropology, Gender Studies, Social Policy, Health Policy and Sociology who are interested in learning more about academic writing to assist with coursework, dissertations and exams.
Course content
The course aims to develop the ability to write more effectively for academic purposes. 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 become more familiar with the structure of arguments in the social sciences and have practised clear organisation of texts and appropriate paragraphing; (d) have extended their range of lexical and grammatical expression and (e) be able to evaluate their own writing.
Teaching
10 hours of classes in the AT. 10 hours of classes in the WT.
Classes will be in Weeks 1-5 and Weeks 7-11 of AT and WT. 1-2-1 tutorials will be available in the Week 6 Reading Week.
Key facts
Department: Language Centre
Total students 2022/23: Unavailable
Average class size 2022/23: Unavailable
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