Advanced Writing Tutorial

Course

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/L_ETMAALG008

Course Objective

This course is a continuation of the Advanced Writing in English course. The tutorial is designed for students who want further work on their academic writing. After successfully completing this course you will be able to write an academic text in English at the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference [CEFR] both in terms of relevant communicative competence and grammatical accuracy and vocabulary control; you will be able to spot the major coherence problems in the drafts of your own and other people's texts, and edit the text to improve coherence; you will also have a clear sense of where your English is strong and of what areas you can work on to develop your expressive potential.

Course Content

This course focuses on resolving linguistic issues that individual students still have in their English, and on further refining (academic) style and textual coherence. On the one hand the idea is to resolve issues that participants still have with their English, and on the other hand it is about learning to use structures that can make one's writing more 'interesting'. In the tutorial, the emphasis will be even more on students' own writing--developing style and structure. Students will prepare a portfolio of revised and new texts relevant to their study.

Teaching Methods

Weekly seminars, workshop-style

Method of Assessment

In order to pass this course, you must receive an overall pass on the combined texts in your portfolio.

Literature

Hannay, M. & J.L. Mackenzie (2009). Effective Writing in English. 2nd edition. Bussum: Coutinho.

Target Audience

Master and research master students who are relatively experienced writers and who wish to further develop the quality of their written academic English.

Additional Information

The course has an 80% obligatory attendance.

Recommended background knowledge

This course is only open to master students who already have experience in writing academic texts in English. Advanced Writing in English (period 4) should be taken before participating in the tutorial.
Academic year1/09/2431/08/25
Course level3.00 EC

Language of Tuition

  • English

Study type

  • Master