Additional Information

 Source: max seven years old from now on.

 Feedback is flexible. Normally only one feedback. More than one feedback is
acceptable.
 Send prior 24 hours to professor in order to get the feedback.

Mandeley is a writing note app

Coogle is a spider note app
https://padlet.com/ is a co-working writing space where everyone can contribute.

Summary of the clip

 Main idea?
 Reading active critical reader of complex text
 Cultural social context
 Writing: devep skills, authority, creativity, logic arguments
 Freewriting, reverse, mapping, proofreading
 Rhetorical awareness audience, purpose, medium, genre, context
 Context: e.g. natural, social sciences, community
 Prior knowledge: since 4 yr old, message, blog, videos,
 Many students believe in myths:

write better under pressure, avid reviser, Hemmingway to revise

Genius Fallacy: inspiration and transmission.

10,000 h hard work

5 pr essay
Effective for simple essays

Good grammar: good writing

People read for stories,

Never Use “I”

Considerations: are you relevant in the writing (in communicating the
output)?

 Critical question
 It Is about reflective analysis, rhetorical analysis, research narrative,
argument.

Learning to write is a part of complex process

Analysis
Meaningful context
Motivating student
Passion and time
Connection and interconnection reading and writing
Prior writing, develop knowledge to new context
Academic Writing in English (ACWE) Spring Semester 2019
Lecturer: valerie.faminoff@bfh.ch
Date Contact Lesson and Writing Work in Progress Homework
Topic (exercises provided in scripts)
20 Feb Course Introduction Research
Formal Vocabulary

27 Feb Grammar in Formal texts Research Choose and research topic

Punctuation

6 The Sentence and Paragraph Research Research topic

March Generating Ideas
Present research Topic
13 Structuring and Developing Submit Choice of Research Research topic
March Focus topic with Annotated
Bibliography (1-A4 with 6
The Thesis Statement sources)
20 CVs Write letter of application
March Letter of Application and CV
27 Citations Write letter of application
March Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Submit Thesis Statement and CV
Citing
Introduction
3 April Results and Discussion 1 / 2

10 The Conclusion Submit CV (10%) and Letter of Write introduction

April Proofreading Application (10%)
Submit Introduction
17 Block Week
April
24 Easter Holiday
April
1 May Feedback Sessions Write results and discussion
8 May Feedback Sessions Write conclusion
15 May Feedback Sessions Rough Draft
22 May Feedback Sessions Rough Draft
(last feedback sessions)
29 May Format Paper
5 Submit Final Paper (6pm 5
June June)
This timetable is subject to change. If changes occur, they will clarified during class time.

Assessment:
1. All work in progress must be submitted - topic, thesis statement, and introduction to receive a final
grade for this course. Should any of the work not be submitted = a fail of the course.
2. Curriculum Vitae - 10%
3. Letter of Application - 10%
4. Term Paper of 1700-2000 words written with a partner – 80%

All work will be uploaded to Moodle (word doc and pdf) by the dates given above.
Individual Self-Study (ISS) and Guided Self-Study (GSS): A total of 69 hours are assigned for self-study.
This means that you are expected to devote around 5 hours per week to the course outside of class. This gives
you time to produce work of a high quality, and the term paper submitted for the final assessment will be
graded accordingly.