FV11A8900 LUD AWEIntro lesson (11.1.12)

Paula HaapanenPaula.haapanen@lut.fi

Ope Haapanen (FB)

Today’s agenda

• What is Academic Writing? Quiz and discussion

• Your needs? Discussion

• Course policies Discussion and Quiz

~~~~Break~~~~

• Structure – parts of a paper

• Homework

How much do you know about Academic

Writing?~quiz~

Academic Writing – quiz answers

1) The main difference between academic writing and normal writing is that:a) academic writing uses longer words.b) academic writing tries to be precise and

unbiased.c) academic writing is harder to understand.

2) The difference between a project and an essay is:a) essays are longer.b) projects are longer.c) students choose project topics.

3) Teachers complain about most students:a) not answering the question given.b) not writing enough.c) not referencing properly.***

• ***my opinion

4) The best time to write and introduction is often:a) first.b) last.c) after writing the main body.

5) Plagiarism is:a) a dangerous disease.b) an academic offence.c) an academic website.

6) Making careful notes is essential for:a) writing essays.b) revising for exams.c) all academic work.

7) An in-text citation looks like:a) (Manton, 2008)b) (Richard Manton, 2008)c) (Manton, R. 2008)d) [1]

8) Paraphrasing a text means:a) making it shorter.b) changing a lot of the vocabulary.c) adding more detail.

9) Paragraphs always contain:a) six or more sentences.b) an examplec) a topic sentence.

10) The purpose of an introduction is:a) to give your aims and methods.b) to excite the reader.***c) to summarize your ideas.

***my opinion

11) Proof-reading means:a) getting a friend to check your work.b) checking for minor errors.c) re-writing.

12) Teachers expect students to adopt a critical approach to their sources:a) sometimes.b) only for Master’s work.c) always.

What is Academic Writing?

• A process

• Proof of entry

• Storytelling

• http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/academic-writing/qualities/

What is Academic Writing

• Analytical • Argumentative

• http://www.esc.edu/online-writing-center/resources/academic-writing/key-terms/

What are your needs?What do you want to learn?

• Discuss in groups of 4• Introduce yourselves • One secretary – write on the back of this page.• Everyone’s names, student numbers and field

of study on the paper.

Course policies

• Learning outcomes and Content– Materials– Course Methodology

• Course Structure and Requirements– Academic Honesty– Attendance and Class Participation– Homework– Deadlines– Assessment

Plagiarism quiz

Degrees of plagiarism - Answers(1) Y/N – depends on how much you change the text. (2) Y (3) Y (4) N (5) Y/N – depends on if it’s a long or a short quote(6) N (7) Y – self-plagiarism(8) N/Y – it would depend if the results have been published or not. (9) Y/N – if the teacher has encouraged discussion and then asked

you to write an essay on it, then it’s not plagiarism.(10) Y

• Answers are also available on the textbook website:

http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/bailey

Break10 min

Structures

• Macro – parts of a paper » General, research

• Mid – building paragraphs• Micro – sentence level

Today: Macro

Generally speaking

Introduction, Main Body, Conclusion

Basic 5-paragraph essay

1) Intro2) Body - strongest argument3) Body - second strongest argument4) Body - third strongest arguement5) Conclusion – summing up

Longer works

• Introduction• Body – literature review– Case study– Discussion

• Conclusion• References• Appendicies.

Research Papers - IMRaD

• Introduction• Methods• Results, and • Discussion

• Other parts: abstract, table of contents, references, appendicies

Research papersBasic structure (IMRaD)

Literature review

Data collection

Data analysis

Image source: http://sana.tkk.fi/awe accessed 7.9.10

More details

• The Academic Writing in English Websitehttp://sana.tkk.fi/awe/style/reporting/sections/index.html

• The IMRAD Research Paper Format http://www.uta.fi/FAST/FIN/RESEARCH/imrad.html

Do you always have to use IMRaD?

Homework 1/3

Research:• Find an example article from your field. Must

be from a scholarly peer-reviewed journal• Bring a (relatively) recent sample of academic

writing you have done in English.

Homework 2/3

Reading:• Textbook, chapters 1.1-1.4

• Do the exercises and check the answers at the website**• http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/bailey

• Explore the websites given during the lesson.

***some exercises will be taken up in class!

Homework 3/3

• Reflection:For discussion next class:

What kinds of Academic Writing have I encountered in my Academic career?