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Academic Writing Skills
ENG 305
Advanced Academic Writing
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ENG 305- ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS I
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Students will develop their reading and writing skillsneeded for academic settings,
2. advance their competence and confidence in using the
English language form and function.3. summarize given short and long texts.
4. paraphrase sentences and paragraphs.
5. evaluate sources for relevance to their research topics.
6. apply research methods,7. apply referencing rules (APA style documentation)
8. Write a documented expository essay.
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ENG 305 Course Requirements
2 hours per week / 1 credit
6 hours of absence at most
PORTFOLIO!!!
Library Research
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ENG 305 - Grading
* MIDTERM: 20%
* PORTFOLIO: 45%
* FINAL : 30%* TEACHER ASSESSMENT & ORAL
PERFORMANCE IN CLASS: 5%
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ENG 305 - PORTFOLIO
TASK 1: Making an outline for a research paper(expository essay) (5 pts)
TASK 2: Non-documented expository essay (400-
500 words) (10 pts) TASK 3: Referencing, summarizing, and
paraphrasing library and online database sources(at least 4 sources) (10 pts)
TASK 4: Documented expository essay (a revisedand integrated version of task 2 and 3) (600-800words) (20 pts)
ATTENTION: Do not leave gathering your sources to the last
minute, choose your topic and hand in your sources in the 3rd
week.
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ENG 305 - COURSE BOOK
Academic English Survival Skills II
Glc, M., Glen, G, een, E., & Tokdemir, G. (2011).Academic English: Survival Skills II (4th ed.), Ankara:
Black Swan.
+ENG 305 Study Pack (available at the photocopy
room)
*Both materials need to be brought to the class eachweek.
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PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT POLICY
1) You are required to submit at least 2 drafts for a task.
2) Both the first and final draft will be evaluated seperately, and
the total score of the two drafts will be divided by two. For
example:
1st draft: 4 (out of 5 points)
Final draft: 5 (out of 5 points)
Your score for the task: 9/2= 4,5 pts
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3) The first drafts need to be written in class. If you fail
to be in the class on the assigned portfolio day
without an official written excuse(e.g. a health
report), you will lose the half of the points assigned
to the task as well and you have to write your first
draft in the next writing lesson.
4) If you fail to be in the class without an officialwritten excuse again in the next writing lesson,
your score for that task will be 0.
CANKAYA UNIVERSITY - OFFICE OF BASIC AND ELECTIVE COURSES- ENGLISH UNIT
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POLICY
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5) If you have an official written excuse for not
being in the classroom in the portfolio day,
you write your first draft in the classroom inthe next writing lesson. You will be able to
continue the process without losing points.
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6) You have to type your final drafts on a
computer with the online document called
Student Assignment Sheet on top of each.Your final draft has to be double spaced and
typed in Times New Roman 12 point
characters.
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7) When you finish the final draft for a particular
portfolio task, you need to submit it to your
course instructor with the first draft of the task
attached.
Otherwise, you will lose the half of the points
youve got for the first draft and your finaldraft will not be marked.
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8) Late submission is possible only within 7 days
but you should know that half of the points
assigned that task is extracted from your grade.
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RESEARCH
Sources can only be obtained from printed library
materials or online databases.
Online databases can be accessed from ankaya UniversityLibrarys website:
http://library.cankaya.edu.tr/onlinevtabani.html
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RESEARCH TOPICS
Engineering Departments and MCS
- Benefits of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) toGeneral Users of Computers
- The Areas Where Advanced RoboticsTechnology is used to Improve Life for
Humans
- Biometrics Applications
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PSIR and ECON
- The Dangers-Restrictions / Benefits EU Would
Bring Along
- Reasons/Results of a Possible War between
Turkey and Syria (Focus either on reasons or
results; not both)
- Leadership styles
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MAN IEINTT
- Factors That Lead to Good or Bad Reputationfor Companies (focus either on good or bad
reputation; not both)
- Leadership styles
- Advantages/Disadvantages of Working in aFamily Business (focus either on advantages
or disadvantages; not both)
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Specialist Topics for IE
- Production Planning and Control Techniquesfor Performance Improvement
- Operations Research and/or OptimizationTechniques
- Workplace Improvement Techniques forIncreased Productivity
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Specialist Topics for INAR
- Characteristics of an Architectural Style
(Gothic, Baroque, Islamic, etc.)
- Examples of Green Architecture
/ Benefits of Green Architecture
- Masterpieces of Architecture (in a specific
country or city)
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LETS START WITH THE COURSE...
(AESS II, p. 311)
CHARACTERISTICS ofFORMAL WRITING
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Whether youre a student, teacher, or
businessperson, academic writing skills arenecessary in todays world.
Essays, reports, presentations and research
papers are just some examples of documentswritten in the academic style.
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What is academic writing?
In brief, academic writing is 'structured research'
written by 'scholars' for other scholars (with all
university writers being 'scholars' in this context).
Academic writing is;
*factual,
*objective,and most importantly,
*FORMAL.
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What are the characteristics of formal
writing and informal writing?
Formal English is used mainly in
- academic writing, and
- business communications Whereas informal English is
-casual, and
-appropriate when communicating withfriends and family.
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Characteristics of Formal Writing
Formal Writing Informal Writing
Distant Language
-Personal pronouns areusually avoided.
-Passive voice is often
preferred.
Personal Language
-Personal Pronouns arecommon.
-Personal feelings and
views are expressed.
-Active voice is oftenpreferred.
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Characteristics of Formal Writing
Formal Writing is ACCURATE:
-Precise evidence is presented.
-Facts are distinguished from opinions and
feelings.
-Sources are carefully used and acknowledged.
-Sentences are clear and constructed carefully.-Punctuation marks are accurately used.
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Characteristics of Formal Writing
Structure and vocabulary are formal;
-Full forms are used (What have, cannot...)
-More formal, abstract words with Latin orGreek origins are often preferred.
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Yet informal writing is...
OFTEN IMPRECISE;
-A personal viewpoint is expressed.
-Statements are not necessarily accurate.
-Facts and opinions are not necessarily distinct.-Sources are used rarely and carelessly.
-Sentences are shorter, and not so carefullyconstructed.
-Dramatic punctuation marks (?, !, ...) are common.
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Characteristics of Formal Writing
Formal writing is TENTATIVE;
-There are few definite statements.
-Quick conclusions are avoided.
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Yet in informal writing;
Structure and vocabulary are informal;
-Short forms and contractions (Ive, hes,
cant...) are often used.-Shorter, less formal language is preferred (e.g.
phrasal verbs, compound words, idioms, slang
and colloquial language).
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However, informal writing is
ASSERTIVE;
-There are often definite statements and
generalizations.
-Conclusions may be drawn from insufficient
evidence.
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Formal Writing vs. Informal Writing
Formal Writing Informal Writing
DISTANT LANGUAGE PERSONAL LANGUAGE
ACCURATE OFTEN IMPRECISE
FORMAL
STRUCTURE and
VOCABULARY
INFORMAL
STRUCTURE and
VOCABULARYTENTATIVE ASSERTIVE
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The First Draft (Study Pack p. 3-4)
The Short Research Paper
In an academic context, students are required
to write essays including references to other
sources to support their thesis statements and
main ideas.
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The First Draft (Study Pack p. 3-4)
To support their ideas, they need to research
what authorities have to say about their
topics and include relevant support from
outside sources by
- summarizing,
- quoting,
- or paraphrasing it.
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The First Draft (Study Pack p. 3-4)
However, you should always keep in mind
that no one elses words are as important as
yours!!!
As a writer, you use summaries, quotes, or
paraphrases from others only to strenghten
your own points.
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Your instructor wants to see that you have
researched authorities ideas and findings,
and that you have integrated those with your
own writing well.
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Doing Research(Study Pack p. 1-2)
CONCRETE SUPPORT
What is concrete support?
- It is information from outside sources, such as
- Books,
- Articles
- and Websites
that you insert into your essay to add weight to your
arguments and make them more convincing.
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Doing Research(Study Pack p. 1-2)
Guidelines for Choosing a Piece of Concrete Support
1. Carefully consider the source; use well known
newspapers and magazines you can aslo use
online versions of the well known ones.
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For Websites: Be extra critical and skeptical about the
credibility of documents on the Web.
Ask yourself these questions:
a. What is the source? If you cannot find it, do notuse the site.
b. If you can find the source, is it trustworthy?i. University publications are usually trustwothy.
ii. Government documents may or may not be.
iii. Blogs, which are often free, written discussions
of various topics, are not always reliable. Makesure the author is an expert in the field beforeusing his or her opinions.
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2. In general, do not use information that is older than
five years.
3. Choose a passage that directly supports ypur point.
4. Do not take a passage out of context.
5. Do not use more than two pieces of concretesupport in one paragraph. Most of the paragragh
should be your own words.
6. Do not choose a passage that is too technical or fieldspecific for your reader to understand (Above all,
you need to understand it well in the firt place).