| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies |
| Lecture Code |
ARC00401 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
Academic Writing I （アカデミックライティング I） |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
アカデミックライティング I |
Subject Name in
English |
Academic Writing I |
| Instructor |
TAFERNER ROBERT HORST |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
タファナー ロバート ホースト |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(4T) Mon3-4：IAS K205 |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| This course consists of lectures, discussions, and report writing. |
| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
22
:
Language Education |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
02
:
English |
| Eligible Students |
3rd Year IGS students in Peace & Communication and Environment & Society. |
| Keywords |
Academic Writing |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Integrated Global Studies
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines.
・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them. |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
The primary goal of Academic Writing I is to prepare students for a variety of academic writing genres and eventually argumentative essays. This course will lead students through paragraph structure and further expand their writing and critical thinking abilities via longer and more demanding writing tasks. |
| Class Schedule |
Lesson 1: Effective Academic Writing Lesson 1A: Paragraph to Short Essay
Lesson 2: Effective Academic Writing Lesson 1B: Paragraph to Short Essay
Lesson 3: Effective Academic Writing Lesson 2A: Descriptive Essays
Lesson 4: Effective Academic Writing Lesson 2B: Descriptive Essays
Lesson 5: Effective Academic Writing Lesson 3A: Narrative Essays
Lesson 6: Effective Academic Writing Lesson 3B: Narrative Essays
Lesson 7: Final Term Report preparation
Lesson 8: Final Term Report
The Final Term Report will be due in the last class.
You must complete the Final Term Report to pass the course. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
The Instructor will provide all of the materials. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
Access to computers and audiovisual equipment is required. |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
There will be homework assignments after every class. |
| Requirements |
This course is for 3rd-year IGS students in Peace & Communication and Environment & Society. |
| Grading Method |
Weekly Writing Tasks 70% (This includes Online Exercises) and Final Term Report 30%
You must complete the Final Term Report to pass the course. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |