66271001 Academic Writing I

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program

Lecture Code 66271001 Subject Classification Social Cooperation Courses

Subject Name Academic Writing I

Subject Name
（Katakana）

Subject Name in
English Academic Writing I

Instructor WANG TINGJIA

Instructor
(Katakana) ワン　ティンジア

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Weds5-8：IAS K207

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture・Discussion ・Exercises

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory

Course Area（Area） 21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Career Education

Eligible Students All undergraduate students

Keywords Academic Writing, English skills

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education To help students understand diversity in society and improve their ability to participate in and contribute to society through engaging in various practical activities.
Expected Outcome 1. To understand and be able to explain diversity in society.
2. To be able to think and act independently regarding their lifelong career development.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course offers an introduction to academic writing. Based on examples of real academic texts, students will learn how to structure a logical academic text. Students will be able to identify the key elements of an academic text such as the research question, thesis statement, introduction, methods section, discussion and conclusion. They will know what information a general academic audience expects in each of these sections.
Students will be expected to write a simple academic text themselves. This assignment will further help students learn the first steps of conducting basic research.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Introduction: What is academic writing: characteristics and differences to other texts; style and language, Paragraph Writing: Topic sentence and supporting sentences
Lesson 2: Cohesion and Coherence: How to link ideas withing and across paragraphs Reading: how to find suitable literature; students select their topic and start looking for literature (5-6 academic papers)
Lesson 3: Planning the writing process: organizing information, Essay outline, formulating a research question and thesis statement,
Students submit their list of research papers
Lesson 4: Analysing the structure of an academic paper; what goes where? Essay Outline
Lesson 5: Avoiding Plagiarism: Referencing and Citing, Using other people’s work: paraphrasing, summarising and quoting
Lesson 6: A focus on paraphrasing – exercises on how to analyses and paraphrase a sentence
Lesson 7: The Introduction: what to include and how to be concise
Lesson 8: Task: Writing the Essay Introduction
Lesson 9: How to structure the Body of an essay
Peer-review: Students give each other feedback on their Introductions
Lesson 10: Task: Writing the Body of the essay
Lesson 11: What is a Conclusion?
Peer-review: Students give each other feedback on their essay body
Lesson 12: Task: Writing the Conclusion
Lesson 13: First Draft of the Essay Due & Editing, proof-reading and revising
Peer-review: Students give each other feedback on their conclusions.
Lesson 14: First Draft of the Essay Due & Teacher's Revision Advice.
Lesson 15: Final Draft of the Essay Due. Wrap up

A Course Essay: 600-800 words, excluding references. The Essay consists of an introductory paragraph, a 2-3-paragraph body, and a concluding paragraph.

First draft of the Essay will be due in the week 7 class (lesson 13-14). Students will take the revision advice and revise the essay to the final draft.

Final draft of the Essay will be due in the week 8 class (lesson 15).

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Copies of required material will be provided to the students via Microsoft Teams.
Students should bring their laptops to class literature search and in-class writing tasks.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) Access to computers and audiovisual equipment is required.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review There will be homework assignments after some classes.

Requirements Students are expected to prepare the materials provided by the lecturer and to actively participate in class. This course will include exercises and group work.

Grading Method Homework and Tasks (e.g. outline, peer-review) 30%, Draft Essay 30 %, Final Essay 40%

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message This course will focus on exercises, group and pair work. The Medium of Instruction will be English,

Other Academic Writing I is a prerequisite for taking Academic Writing II in Term 2

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.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code	66271001	Subject Classification	Social Cooperation Courses
Subject Name	Academic Writing I
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Academic Writing I
Instructor	WANG TINGJIA
Instructor (Katakana)	ワン　ティンジア
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1T) Weds5-8：IAS K207
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture・Discussion ・Exercises
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area（Area）	21 : Fundamental Competencies for Working Persons
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Career Education
Eligible Students	All undergraduate students
Keywords	Academic Writing, English skills
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Liberal Arts Education	To help students understand diversity in society and improve their ability to participate in and contribute to society through engaging in various practical activities.
Expected Outcome	1. To understand and be able to explain diversity in society. 2. To be able to think and act independently regarding their lifelong career development.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course offers an introduction to academic writing. Based on examples of real academic texts, students will learn how to structure a logical academic text. Students will be able to identify the key elements of an academic text such as the research question, thesis statement, introduction, methods section, discussion and conclusion. They will know what information a general academic audience expects in each of these sections. Students will be expected to write a simple academic text themselves. This assignment will further help students learn the first steps of conducting basic research.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Introduction: What is academic writing: characteristics and differences to other texts; style and language, Paragraph Writing: Topic sentence and supporting sentences Lesson 2: Cohesion and Coherence: How to link ideas withing and across paragraphs Reading: how to find suitable literature; students select their topic and start looking for literature (5-6 academic papers) Lesson 3: Planning the writing process: organizing information, Essay outline, formulating a research question and thesis statement, Students submit their list of research papers Lesson 4: Analysing the structure of an academic paper; what goes where? Essay Outline Lesson 5: Avoiding Plagiarism: Referencing and Citing, Using other people’s work: paraphrasing, summarising and quoting Lesson 6: A focus on paraphrasing – exercises on how to analyses and paraphrase a sentence Lesson 7: The Introduction: what to include and how to be concise Lesson 8: Task: Writing the Essay Introduction Lesson 9: How to structure the Body of an essay Peer-review: Students give each other feedback on their Introductions Lesson 10: Task: Writing the Body of the essay Lesson 11: What is a Conclusion? Peer-review: Students give each other feedback on their essay body Lesson 12: Task: Writing the Conclusion Lesson 13: First Draft of the Essay Due & Editing, proof-reading and revising Peer-review: Students give each other feedback on their conclusions. Lesson 14: First Draft of the Essay Due & Teacher's Revision Advice. Lesson 15: Final Draft of the Essay Due. Wrap up A Course Essay: 600-800 words, excluding references. The Essay consists of an introductory paragraph, a 2-3-paragraph body, and a concluding paragraph. First draft of the Essay will be due in the week 7 class (lesson 13-14). Students will take the revision advice and revise the essay to the final draft. Final draft of the Essay will be due in the week 8 class (lesson 15).
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Copies of required material will be provided to the students via Microsoft Teams. Students should bring their laptops to class literature search and in-class writing tasks.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	Access to computers and audiovisual equipment is required.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	There will be homework assignments after some classes.
Requirements	Students are expected to prepare the materials provided by the lecturer and to actively participate in class. This course will include exercises and group work.
Grading Method	Homework and Tasks (e.g. outline, peer-review) 30%, Draft Essay 30 %, Final Essay 40%
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	This course will focus on exercises, group and pair work. The Medium of Instruction will be English,
Other	Academic Writing I is a prerequisite for taking Academic Writing II in Term 2
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.

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