Course outline
Subject: Viết Báo Cáo Khoa Học
Meeting content
1 1.An introduction to
academic writing
- definition
- the types
-Features of academic
writing (pp.6-8)
- Writing in paragraphs
2.1.2. Working in groups
(p.166)
2 1.2A. Finding suitable
sources
1.2B. Reading : Developing
critical approaches
1.5. Finding key points and
note making
-Why make notes
- Effective note-making
3 1.3 Avoid plagiarism 1
- Definition
- Degree of plagiarism
(p.32)
- How to avoid
plagiarism
*Paraphrasing and
Summarising (p.33,
pp. 50-57)
notes Class activities
Divide class into
groups
Find a research 1. How have you
topic of interest found these articles?
Find five articles What sources
related to the 2. How would you
reseach topic read these articles to
find information for
your research?
=> How to read a
book/ an article =>
cross reference
3. Practice: Find key
points relevant to
your topics of
research
Group 1
presentation Paraphrasing and
summarizing
excersises
-Exercise p.53
 *Techniques for
paraphrasing
*How to summarize:
(key points/main
ideas)
(further reading 3.2 and
3.11)
4 Avoid plagiarism 2 (pp.62- Group 2 Practice: study the
69) presentation reference list and
- References and intext ciation in your
citation articles.
- Summary and - Handouts
citation about APA
- Quotation and style, the 6th
summary (p.31) edition
- Why do we - Introduction of
sometimes use direct Endnotes
citation?
- Reference list rules
- Reference system
(APA style, the 6th
edition)

5 No class meeting Homework: Do the homework in

Critically group
summarize a
science paper/ a
book and analysis
of its strenght and
limitation
6 1.10.Organising paragraphs Group 3
- linking paragraph together presentation
3.5. Conjuctions (p.192)
2.1. Agument and
discussion (p.101)
2.2. Cause and effect
(p.109)
2.3. Cohesion of academic
writing: reference words
 (pp.115-117)

Writing a critical literature -Group 4

7 review presentation
- Structure of a LR
chapter/ What
sections could be
included in the
Literature review?
- How could we make it a
critical LR?
2.4 Comparision
2.5. definition
2.6. examples

8 No class meeting Homework : Homework in group

Develop an
outline of your
literature review
Writing a methodology -Each group
9 chapter present their own
*Structure of the chapter outline of the LR
-Research instruments chapter
-How the instruments were -Group 5
designed presentation
-How the data were
collected and analysed
-research participants: who?
How many? Why?
3.13. Verbs-passives (more
formal and more
impersonal)

10 Writing a result chapter Group 6

2.8. Numbers presentation
2.11. Visual information
- pie/bar/line charts; tables
How to present and report
 the results from
charts/tables
- Language for change
- Verbs of report

No class meeting Homework: Homework in group

11 conduct a survey
and write a report
12 of the results with
visual information
Presentation of each
13 group’s result chapter
Writing a discussion
14 chapter and an introduction Group 7
chapter presentation

15 No class meeting Homework: Write

an introduction Homework in group
and a discussion
chapter
16 Each group presents their
introduction chapter and
discussion chapter
1. How to write a CV Group 8
17 2. How to write a letter of presentation
application
- contents and template
Practice
18
No class meeting Homework: Homework in group
19 Analyse an article:
language use,
visual, critical
review, cittaion,
refernce....
(=>good and bad
points?)
Each group presents their 8 group
20 analysis of the article done Presentations
 at home
No class meeting Homework: Find
21 previous studies
(3-5) related to
your research
- Write a
22 summary of
each study
- Compare
and contrast
these
studies
=>Relate them to
your study topics.
Write an
argumentative
essay about the
given topic
“Should L1 be
used in English
classes?” (Use the
attached articles to
support your
arguments)
- Present the work of 8 group
23 each group presentations

24 - Tutor the use of

Endnotes
- No meeting Draft literature
25 review
Homework in group
26
27 Each group presents 8 group
the literature review presentations
- Final submission of
28 the Literature review
29 Wrap-up
30
- The group presenters should present the content of the focused section
assigned in the outline as well as prepare activities/ tasks/
questions/excersies..... to involve other classmates in the class activities.
- The audiences are encouraged to pose questions during or at the end of the
focused group presentations=> your contribution to the presentation will be
marked.