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SCHOOL: Education PROGRAM: Bachellor in Foreign Languages, English-FrenchDEPARTAMENT: Foreign Languages and Communication

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Unit IIntroduction / Diagnosis Self-assessment checklistDiagnostic evaluationDesigning a plan of action

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Academic Discourse in English as a Foreign Language. 162239

English

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A 4th-year student at The Bachelor of Arts (Education) in Foreign Languages, English-French is expected to understand and produce oral and written academic texts. Therefore, this course aims to give the students the opportunity to raise their overall English proficiency; to communicate in written and oral form with fluency; and to understand with ease a variety of audios and written texts. Class activities and assignments will help course takers to accomplish a C1 level of competence. At the end of the course, you are expected to comfortably use your academic reading, writing, listening and discussing competences.

At the end of the course, students will be able to comfortably use academic reading, writing, listening and discussing competences.

At the end of the course, students will be able to: Summarize, synthesize several articles both in written and oral form. Argue and debate a stance or personal point of view both in written and oral

form. Produce written academic texts- essays, papers, articles. Read listen to a variety of authentic texts. Be exposed to scholarly English in use. Express themselves precisely and fluently.

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Unit II Different writing styles and/registersThe different characteristics and types of academic texts.APA style

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Unit IIISentence and paragraph organization of an academic textBrainstorming, mind map - how to find a topic and explain its utilityProduction of an informal/personal text and its conversion to an academic textAcademic VocabularyVerb Tenses

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Unit IVTaking and defending a stancePassive voice of an academic textReading different academic texts

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Unit VNote takingIdentifying the main idea.Expressing Supporting ideas.

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Unit VIOral academic presentations

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METHODOLOGY

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Taking into account that this course aims at giving the students the opportunity to raise their overall English proficiency, to communicate in written and oral form with fluency, and to understand with ease a variety of audios and written texts, class activities and assignments will help course takers to accomplish a C1 level of competence. Activities are based on authentic materials and test preparation guides that will allow you to comfortably use your academic reading, writing, listening and discussing competences.

The grading for this course is based on the following activities: class activities, assignments, quizzes, projects and oral / written reports. Your participation in class will count towards your final grade. Being well prepared for class will greatly enhance your ability to participate. Grades are aligned with the Evaluation System of the University of Pamplona, and will be on the following dates: First Term Evaluation: September 22; Mid-Term Evaluation: October 27; Final Evaluation: December 2. Taking into account that this course will emphasize the mastery of EFL linguistic competence at a high level, I will deduct points for misspelled words and grammar errors. You are responsible for correcting errors based on the feedback I will provide you with.

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NOTA: EN CADA UNA DE LAS UNIDADES EL DOCENTE DEBERA PROPONER MÍNIMO UNA LECTURA EN LENGUA INGLESA Y SU MECANISMO DE CONTROL

Swales, J.M., & Feak, C. B. (2004) Academic Writing for Graduate Students. Second Edition. The University of Michigan Press.

The Official Guide to the TOEFL. Third edition. ETS.Littell M. (1995) The Writer’s Craft. McDougal Littell Inc. Writers’ Choice. Mc Graw Hill.

Online Writing Lab https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/Introduction to Prewriting (Invention). http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/673/01/ Citing previous research. http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/lit-reviews/3.xml Impersonal style. http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/academic/3.2.xml Paraphrase or quotation? http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/lit-reviews/3.3.xml Hutcheon, Linda and Kang Nancy. The English Critical Essay by http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/language/essay3.htm Features of Academic Writing, Http://www.uefap.com/writing/feature/intro.htm Building Sentences. http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/bldsent.htmlIntroduction to Prewriting (Invention). http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/673/01/Citing previous research. http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/lit-reviews/3.xmlImpersonal style. http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/academic/3.2.xmlParaphrase or quotation? http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/lit-reviews/3.3.xmlHutcheon, Linda and Kang Nancy. The English Critical Essay by http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/language/essay3.htmChecklist for Rewriting (and Proofreading)Signalling your position. http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/lit-reviews/4.xml. The I vs We debate.Theoretical Article (Essay) Structure – Rules and Common Mistakes Http://www.psych.usyd.edu.au/tech/studentresources Some general Advice on Academic Essay-Writing and Organizing and Essay Paraphrase or quotation?

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