Welcome to Introduction to Academic Writing (VB000Eng)

Overview

The aims of this module is to:

1. Introduce the basics of academic writing in English
2. Help understand the style of academic writing
3. Improve academic writing skills
4. Consider the planning, structure, and organisation of an academic writing

Course Outline

The course spans across a period of 13 weeks. 

For weeks 1 - 7, important areas and concepts in academic writing will be considered and discussed. These will be discussed during in-person lectures across 4 seminar groups. As well as attending the lectures, homework and practice exercises will be issued which will need to be submitted accordingly. 

Across the period of weeks 8 - 13, there will be no in-person teaching. Instead, across this period, you will be required to submit 2 drafts from your thesis in order to receive feedback on your academic writing. 

Course Assessment

The requirements for passing the course are as follows:

1. All classes must be attended (7 in total).
2. All homework for all classes must be submitted by the given deadline.  
3. Three additional practice exercises must be submitted by the given deadline. 
4. 2 drafts must be submitted for feedback by the given deadline. The second draft must demonstrate that the feedback from the first draft has been implemented.

All deadlines can be found under the "Course Assignments Guidance and Deadlines" tab.