The aim of this course is to develop students’ academic writing abilities so that they will have authentic, relevant, cognitive and practical skills. This course aims to engage students in the production and meta-cognitive analysis of effective academic writing.
Prerequisite course for this course is: EN208E Academic Writing and Rhetoric I (passed)
Holbrook, S. (2015) How to Read (and Write About) Poetry. Broadview Press.
Lakoff, G. and Johnson, M. (1980) "Conceptual Metaphor in Everyday Language" In The Journal of Philosophy, Inc. vol LXXVII, No.8 pages 453-486
Additional material in the form of articles and other shorter texts can be included.
Recommended supplementary literature:
Birkenstein, C. and Graff, G. (2014) They Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing, 3rd ed. (New York and London: W.W. Norton & Co.
Evaluation is an integral part of the course. A final written evaluation based on the learning outcomes is done at the end of the course. This evaluation is used as a starting point for an oral evaluation which includes a discussion of measures to be taken to develop the course. The result of the evaluation is summarized and made available in a report to be used as a basis for future courses.
