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Course syllabus - Academic English for Degree Projects
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
ENA802
Valid from
Spring semester 2023
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
School
School of Education, Culture and Communication
Ratified
2015-12-10
Revised
2021-12-14
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Politics and the English Language
1946
A Brief Natural History of the Plastic Pink Flamingo. Chap. 3 in Flight Maps: Adventures With Nature In Modern America
Basic Books, 2000
Academic writing now : a brief guide for busy students
Second edition. : Peterborough, Ontario, Canada : Broadview Press, [2022] - 242 pages
ISBN: 9781554815098 LIBRIS-ID: cttj9sd193mqtg6b
Stylish academic writing
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Univ. Press, 2012 - 220 s,
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Books
Essential actions for academic writing : a genre-based approach
[Ann Arbor] : University of Michigan Press, [2022] - viii, 337 pages
ISBN: 9780472037964 LIBRIS-ID: k004l1lghgr1xn9m
Web Addresses
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Books
How to Write a Better Minor Thesis
Melbourne University, 2014
Academic writing skills for international students
[London] : Red Globe Press, 2019 - viii, 223 pages
ISBN: 9781352003758 LIBRIS-ID: w5sj20kntzwdtw5l
Web Addresses
Reference Literature
Essential English grammar
Second edition : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2016 - 200 sidor
ISBN: 978-91-44-11460-6 LIBRIS-ID: 19649129
"They say/I say" : the moves that matter in academic writing
3. ed. : New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2013 - 323 s.
ISBN: 9780393935844 LIBRIS-ID: 16694227
Other Materials
Longman Active Study Dictionary
5. uppl. : Gardners Books, 2010 - 1040 p.
ISBN: 978-1-4082-1832-7 LIBRIS-ID: 11893439
Objectives
The objective of the course is for students to acquire the knowledge and skills regarding spoken and written academic communication in English that are relevant in the context of degree projects.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
1. give spoken presentations in Academic English with an internationally understandable pronunciation, adequate content, structure and word choice, as well as visual support
2. formulate written texts in Academic English with adequate content, structure and word choice
3. use relevant academic vocabulary
4. apply the basic grammatical rules of Standard English in speech and writing
5. apply principles for source use
Course content
- spoken and written academic communication in English
- academic vocabulary
- applied English grammar
- source use
Tuition
Teaching and learning take place in English and in the form of lectures, seminars and different types of exercises. The course is partly based on ICT.
Specific requirements
Previous courses corresponding to 60 credits or equivalent.
Examination
NÄR1, Compulsory attendance, 1 credit, compulsory attendance concerning learning outcomes 1-5, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G).
ÖVN1, Exercises, 1.5 credits, completed web-based exercises concerning learning outcomes 3-5; grades Fail (U) or Pass (G).
INL1 Written assignment, 3 credits, oral and written assignments concerning learning outcomes 1-5, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
TEN1, Written examination, 2 credits, Individual written examination concerning learning outcomes 3-4, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
For Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must have earned that mark for INL1 and TEN1.
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
This course overlaps in part with the courses Language Skills and Communication in English 1, as well as the courses Academic Communication, Language in Context and Language in the Workplace in English 2, and cannot be included in a degree together with any of these.