Course Title: Academic Writing

Course Code: LSLA 313

Program: B.A in language and linguistics
Department: English Department
College: College of science and Arts
Institution: Jeddah University
 Table of Contents
A. Course Identification ........................................................................................................ 3
6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply) .................................................................................. 3
B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes ................................................................. 3
1. Course Description ..................................................................................................................... 3
2. Course Main Objective ................................................................................................................ 3
3. Course Learning Outcomes ......................................................................................................... 4
C. Course Content .................................................................................................................. 4
D. Teaching and Assessment ................................................................................................ 4
1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and Assessment
Methods ............................................................................................................................................ 4
2. Assessment Tasks for Students ................................................................................................... 6
E. Student Academic Counseling and Support ................................................................. 6
F. Learning Resources and Facilities .................................................................................. 6
1.Learning Resources ...................................................................................................................... 6
2. Facilities Required ....................................................................................................................... 7
G. Course Quality Evaluation .............................................................................................. 7
H. Specification Approval Data ........................................................................................... 7

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 A. Course Identification

1. Credit hours:
2. Course type
a. University College Department Others
b. Required Elective
3. Level/year at which this course is offered: 3rd year/ level 5
4. Pre-requisites for this course (if any): LSLA 223

5. Co-requisites for this course (if any):

6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply)

No Mode of Instruction Contact Hours Percentage
1 Traditional classroom 54 100%
2 Blended
3 E-learning
4 Distance learning
5 Other

7. Contact Hours (based on academic semester)

No Activity Contact Hours
1 Lecture 45 hours
2 Laboratory/Studio
3 Tutorial
4 Others (specify)
Total

B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

1. Course Description
This is a three hour course that builds following Writing 1 and Writing 2 . It
focuses on the content, structure, and organization of academic essays. Students
work to correctly incorporate research into essays. Advanced sentence structures,
summarizing, paraphrasing, correct use of citations, proofreading skills, and
critical reading are addressed. The main aim of this course is to upgrade
students‟ skills in academic writing conventions, and equip them with a firm
understanding of the process of writing a research paper at the graduate level.

2. Course Main Objective

1. Understand that academic writing is a process and a skill which needs to be
acquired through practical practice

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 2. Recognize that reading and thinking skills are two key factors in improving
writing
3. Develop the writing skills and strategies that are necessary for a research
paper at the graduate level
4. Identify the writing process of planning a research paper; from writing the
outline to proof reading the final draft
5. Become familiar with the most common research process problems that
graduate students face

3. Course Learning Outcomes

Aligned
CLOs
PLOs
1 Knowledge and Understanding
1.1 Employ knowledge of language skills with high competency level K1

1.2 Be able to write various types of high quality essays and/or K2

research papers and use critical thinking

1.3
1…
2 Skills :
2.1 Practice the language in its oral and/or written forms and S1
effectively communicate by applying all the language skills
2.2
2.3
2…
3 Values:
3.1 Communicate effectively as a member or leader of a team that C1
establishes and achieves goals, meets deadlines and creates a
conducive learning environment.

3.2 Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in C2

activities pertaining to the program’s discipline.

3.3
3...

C. Course Content

D. Teaching and Assessment

1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and
Assessment Methods
Code Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Strategies Assessment Methods
1.0 Knowledge and Understanding

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 Code Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Strategies Assessment Methods
Employ knowledge of language Assignments
skills with high competency level Lectures
Quizzes
Articles’ review
1.1 Midterm
In-class discussion
Final exam

Be able to write various types of Assignments

Lectures
high quality essays and/or research Articles’ review
papers and use critical thinking Quizzes
1.2
In-class discussion
Midterm

Final exam
…
2.0 Skills
Practice the language in its oral
and/or written forms and
effectively communicate by Lectures Assignments
applying all the language skills
2.1 In-class discussion Quizzes

Midterm

Final exam
2.2
…
3.0 Values
In-class
Communicate effectively as a Teamwork participation
member or leader of a team that Collaborative Writing reflection
3.1 establishes and achieves goals, learning Presentation
meets deadlines and creates a Essay
conducive learning environment.

In-class
Teamwork participation
Function effectively as a member or
Collaborative Writing reflection
leader of a team engaged in
3.2 learning Presentation
activities pertaining to the
Essay
program’s discipline.

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 2. Assessment Tasks for Students
Percentage of
Total
# Assessment task* Week Due Assessment
Score
1 Mid-term exam 8 30%
2 seziiuQ Throughout the 10%
semester
3 sQQzmsgussQ Throughout the 10%
semester
4 Project 31 10%
5 Final exam 34 40%
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*Assessment task (i.e., written test, oral test, oral presentation, group project, essay, etc.)

E. Student Academic Counseling and Support

Arrangements for availability of faculty and teaching staff for individual student
consultations and academic advice :

- Course Instructor's office hours

- Academic advising
- Online help via Blackboard and other applications

F. Learning Resources and Facilities

1.Learning Resources
Bailey, S. Academic writing: A handbook for international students
Required Textbooks (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge. 2006.

Crème, P., & Lea, M. R.. Writing at university: A guide for students.
Buckingham: Open University Press. 2000.

Goalty, A. An introductory course book: Critical reading and writing.

London: Routledge. 2000.
Essential References
Hogue, A., & Oshima, A. Introduction to academic writing. Essex:
Materials
Pearson. 2006.

Joseph, A. Put it in writing. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1998.

Schmitt, D., & Schmidt, N. Focus on vocabulary: Mastering the

academic word list. London: Longman. 2005

Electronic Materials

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 Other Learning
Materials

2. Facilities Required
Item Resources
Accommodation
(Classrooms, laboratories, demonstration
rooms/labs, etc.)
Technology Resources
(AV, data show, Smart Board, software, data show, net connection
etc.)
Other Resources
(Specify, e.g. if specific laboratory
equipment is required, list requirements or
attach a list)

G. Course Quality Evaluation

Evaluation
Evaluators Evaluation Methods
Areas/Issues
End of term college evaluation
of course by students ( to be
Students Survey - Indirect
collected by the department)

Extent of achievement of Course Instructor Direct

course learning outcomes

Evaluation areas (e.g., Effectiveness of teaching and assessment, Extent of achievement of course learning
outcomes, Quality of learning resources, etc.)
Evaluators (Students, Faculty, Program Leaders, Peer Reviewer, Others (specify)
Assessment Methods (Direct, Indirect)

H. Specification Approval Data

Council / Committee
Reference No.
Date