Академическое письмо на английском языке

Бакалавриат 2020/2021

Статус: Факультатив (Философия)

Направление: 47.03.01. Философия

Кто читает: Школа философии и культурологии

Где читается: Факультет гуманитарных наук

Когда читается: 4-й курс, 1-3 модуль

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Бронцо Сильвер, Зарецкий Юрий Петрович, Маклун Брайан Бат, Хаас Эндрю Крейг

Язык: русский

Кредиты: 2

Контактные часы: 54

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Аннотация

This is a course on academic writing in English specifically designed for philosophy majors. It aims to impart general skills for academic writing in English, as well as to introduce students to the formal conventions and expectations of philosophy research papers in the English-speaking philosophical community. It is divided in three modules. I. The first module focuses on grammatical, terminological, and stylistic issues, with special emphasis on difficulties encountered by Russian native speakers. II. This second module deals with the structure of a philosophy research paper. Specifically, it focuses on five moves that appear in most philosophical works: 1) Presenting a philosophical problem; 2) Motivating the project; 3) Literature review. 4) Theses statement; 5) Argument. Students will learn to clearly detect these moves in concrete instances of philosophical writing, especially journal articles. Special attention will be given to abstracts and introductions. Students will practice each move through various classroom activities and home assignments. At the end of the module, students will be in a good position for planning their BA thesis. III. Module 3 is designed to help students through the actual writing of their BA thesis prospectus. Specifically, students will be required to write a new paragraph for their prospectus each week, and then they will present that paragraph and receive feedback from the professor in class. The aim of this module is to give students a chance to work on their presentation skills whilst simultaneously giving them constructive and critical commentary on their work.

Цель освоения дисциплины

Learn general skills for effective academic writing in English.
Learn how to write philosophy papers that accord with the formal conventions and expectations of the English-speaking philosophical community.
Learn how to write a four-page prospectus in English of the BA thesis

Планируемые результаты обучения

Learn how to present a counterexample to a general thesis
Know how to present a philosophical problem and motivate its importance
Know how to present the results and problems of the existing literature, in a manner that highlights the significance and originality of your thesis.
Know how to write concise abstracts of philosophy research papers, containing a clear statement of the main thesis of the paper and some indication of its motivations and argumentative strategy.
Be able to identify the five major moves in a philosophy research paper (problem, motivation, literature review, thesis, argument).
Practice the five main moves of philosophy research paper (problem statement, motivation, literature review, thesis, argument) in one's own writing.
Student will learn how to write well in academic English.

Содержание учебной дисциплины

Anatomy of a philosophy research paper
The five moves of a typical philosophy journal article: 1) Formulation of a philosophical problem; 2) Why it is important; 3) What other people have said about it (literature review); 4) Thesis; 5) Arguments in support of the thesis.
Presenting a philosophical problem
Present a philosophical problem and motivate its importance
Literature Review
Give a goal-oriented review of the literature placing your contribution in an existing debate and highlighting its significance and originality
Giving counterexamples
Refute a thesis through counterexamples
Abstracts
Write clear and effective abstracts for philosophy research papers, stating their main theses and outlining their motivations and argumentative strategy.
Writing English
Helping students write effective, clear prose
Write BA Thesis Prospectus
Help students learn how to write and present a prospectus for a BA thesis

Элементы контроля

Six written take-home assignments (Module 2)
The six assignments will be distributed in class and made available on the website of the course (https://philosophywritingseminar.wordpress.com; the instructor will communicate the password). There are deadlines during the course for each assignment, but students may turn in any of these assignment by December 18, 23:59, with no penalty. Assignments may be turned in by email. Active participation in the classroom will count up to one extra point (on the 10-point scale) of the final grade for Module 2.
written exam, in-class (module 1)
Classroom presentation and draft of prospectus

Промежуточная аттестация

Промежуточная аттестация (3 модуль)
0.4 * Classroom presentation and draft of prospectus + 0.3 * Six written take-home assignments (Module 2) + 0.3 * written exam, in-class (module 1)

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