Course syllabus

SEMESTER 1, 2018
Course Information

• Course Coordinator 

Lizzy Roe - l.roe@auckland.ac.nz

• Course delivery format

4 hours of class per week, 2 hours on consecutive days (Monday and Tuesday, or Thursday and Friday)

(Timetable and room details can be viewed on Student Services Online)

Summary of Course Description              

Forms in Academic English

This course will help you to write sentences and paragraphs with clear meaning and accurate language. You develop editing skills so you can correct your writing to improve the quality of your work. We analyse the types of texts that university students are expected to read and write, and learn to use the style of language that is appropriate for the academic context. Building up word knowledge, especially vocabulary found most often in university texts, is an important part of the course. Overall, this course covers reading, vocabulary and writing that helps you to understand and produce written texts at university level.

ACADENG 100 is also an approved course for students who have not met the Academic English Language Requirement (AELR). The course is available as an AELR course to students from all faculties except Business.

Course outcomes
 At the end of the course the students should be able to:

1. identify academic vocabulary and understand its use in sentences
2. recognize and understand main ideas and supporting information in short academic texts
3. understand the text organisation of various types of academic texts
4. understand the language used in various types of academic texts
5. use appropriate, academic language and style to create meaning in short writing tasks
6. use more accurate sentence structures in short writing tasks
7. use appropriate paragraph structure in short writing tasks
8. write more coherent, cohesive paragraphs on selected academic topics
9. edit writing to minimise errors of sentence structure, language form, and vocabulary use

Weekly Topics
week 1: Grammar basics, academic Language
week 2: Paragraph and sentence Structure 
week 3: Academic text analysis 1
week 4: Writing and coherence
week 5: Editing for meaning and accuracy 
week 6: Verbs in academic writing
week 7: Academic text analysis 2
week 8: Writing and sentence variety
week 9: Editing common academic errors
week 10: Grammar patterns of academic text
week 11: Academic text analysis 3
week 12: Reading, Writing, Editing

Prescribed Texts: coursebook provided to enrolled students

Workload:
The University of Auckland's expectation on 15-point courses, is that students spend 10 hours per week on the course. Students manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Students attend four hours of class each week. This leaves six hours per week outside the classroom to prepare for classes, assignments and the exam.

Deadlines and submission of coursework:
Deadlines for coursework are non-negotiable. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you will be required to provide a doctor's certificate before the assignment is due. All late assignments without a pre-approved extension will be penalised 5% per day late.