Research Writing (All Faculties, English)-E3
| Numbering Code | U-LAS51 10007 SB48 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Seminar | |
| Target Year | 2nd year students or above | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Thu.2 | |
| Instructor name | MILNE, Daniel (Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences Senior Lecturer) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
This is a course on research writing in English. The purpose is for students to develop, practice, and sharpen critical thinking skills, critical writing skills, and research skills through the active use of academic English. 本授業では、英語によるリサーチライティングを扱う。本授業では、受講者が学術英語を積極的に使用して、批判的思考、批判的な書き方、およびリサーチスキルを向上し練習し研ぎ澄ますことを目的とする。 |
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| Course Goals |
By the end of this course, students will have read and be able to write the basic features of an academic research paper; for example, abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, results, and conclusion. Furthermore, student will have built the research skills of locating previous research, building and implementing a research plan, collecting materials, and analyzing and explaining results. Students are expected to develop a research question related to themes provided by the teacher, then research about it. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Students must actively participate in the class and complete weekly homework assignments. The final report for this class is a research paper of 1,000 or more words. Topics in the course (some of the topics may be covered in more than one class): -How to correctly format academic writing -Considering what is academic writing and academic topics -Locating credible sources -Discussing and identifying plagiarism and practicing citation methods to avoid it -Formulating a research question, hypothesis, and research plan -Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing -Writing a “literature review” -Using evidence (findings from research) properly and effectively -Writing various parts of an academic paper -Revising several drafts of a research paper -Receiving and giving feedback on academic writing |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Regular class handouts = 20% Paper 1 = 40% Paper 2 = 40% |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | For homework, students will primarily practice academic writing. | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Teacher will provide handouts | ||
