Numbering Code	G-LAW10 8A907 OE41	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	lecture and seminar
Target Year	Master's students	Target Student
Language	English	Day/Period	Tue.3
Instructor name	MURPHY, Mahon (Graduate School of Law Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Course goals: Nothing better reveals the clarity and quality of ideas than when it is put into writing. It is essential in most professional domains, particularly academic, to be able to express your findings and ideas in a clear, succinct, and effective fashion. This class aims to enable non-native English students to comprehend the features of good writing and improve the quality of their written output, mainly for academic purposes. As the best way to improve your writing is to write often, the class will spend considerable time on assessing and editing output of students.
Course Goals	Students should become aware of the basic skills and "rules of thumb" in writing effectively in English and will demonstrate these skills in a final 3,000 word English article by the end of the class. They should also acquire know-how of how to practice and continue improving their writing skills outside of class.
Schedule and Contents	Part One: Understanding good English writing 1. Ice-breaking session. Types of English writing. What makes for successful writing? A few examples. 2. Your initial draft (400 word abstract with title): assessment and feedback Part Two: Writing Skills 3. Initial preparation: identifying your audience, context, key message 4. Word order and breaking up long sentences 5. Structuring paragraphs and sentences 6. Being concise and removing redundancy 7. Avoiding ambiguity and the passive/personal forms 8. Highlighting your findings, hedging, and plagiarism Part Three: Sections of a Paper 9. Title and abstract 10. Introduction, literature review and methods 11. Results, discussion, and conclusion 12. Strategies for revising and checking drafts 13. Useful phrases 14. Your second draft; assessment and feedback 15. Review of course Submit final draft of 3,000 word research paper (with 400 word abstract)
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Regular assignments: 40% Final writing assignment: 40% Class participation: 20% 法学研究科が定める成績評価の方針に従って到達目標の達成度を評価する。
Course Requirements	Upper/intermediate English writing skills is a prerequisite.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students are expected to spend at least 2 to 3 hours per week preparing writing assignments for each class.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	English for Writing Research Papers., Wallwork, Adrian, (Springer)