Бакалавриат
2023/2024
Теории творческого и академического письма. Английский язык продвинутый
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Совместная программа по экономике НИУ ВШЭ и РЭШ)
Направление:
38.03.01. Экономика
Где читается:
Факультет экономических наук
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
64
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course for third- and fourth-year BAE students dives deeply into theories about writing and creativity. Students will read and discuss texts from both scholarly and popular writers who talk about their writing processes and philosophies. Topics of focus will include the writing process, revision, consideration of audience, source use, and the potential of generative AI tools. Students will produce a statement of their own writing philosophy as well as apply the theories discussed in class to an ongoing project of their own.
Learning Objectives
- The overall goal of this class is for each student to learn to be a better writer, that process also involves learning to be a better reader, better thinker, and better builder of arguments. Inappropriate use of digital tools–including online translation tools (such as those offered by Google, Yandex, and others.) and generative AI (Chat GPT, etc)--interrupts this process of learning.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Upon completion of this course, students should have progressed in their ability to: Read and discuss texts related to writing theory and writing practice.
- Reflect on their own practice with reference to the theories under discussion.
- Develop their own philosophy of writing.
- Discuss source use and attribution within different genres and for different audiences.
- Use in-text citations to distinguish sources’ words and ideas from the writer’s own as appropriate for the genre and the audience.
- Apply course content to ongoing academic, industry, or personal writing projects.
- Demonstrate information literacy skills related to generative AI (ChatGPT, MidJourney, YaLM, GigaChat, etc.) how they work, when to use them, how to use them effectively in academic writing
- Identify and correct common grammar and vocabulary mistakes in English.
- Revise in response to feedback from peer readers as well as the instructor.
- Participate in oral discussion and debate in English, though, it should be stressed, this is not predominantly a speaking course.
- Deliver an argument-driven presentation in English
Course Contents
- Unit II – Sources and Tools
- Unit I – Creativity & Process
- Unit III – Audience and Context
- Unit 4 — Studio Focus
Assessment Elements
- Asynchronous Annotations
- Synchronous In-Class Activities
- Weekly Journals
- Transformation Assignments
- Project
- Philosophy of Writing
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 2nd moduleTo pass the course, a student must earn at least 65% of the points overall AND earn at least 65% of the points on The Transformation Assignments, the Final Reflection on Process, and the Philosophy of Writing. (In other words, a student cannot pass the class without passing all three major assignments.)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Strongman, L. (2013). Academic Writing. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=816736
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Bailey, S. (2015). Academic Writing : A Handbook for International Students (Vol. Fourth edition). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=862062
- Charles, M., Pecorari, D., & Hunston, S. (2009). Academic Writing : At the Interface of Corpus and Discourse. London: Continuum. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=306377
- Dudley-Evans, T., & Hewings, M. (2001). Academic Writing in Context : Implications and Applications. Birmingham: Continuum. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=226902
- Gáliková, S. (2016). Academic Writing : Selected Topics in Writing an Academic Paper. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1235840
- Johnson, A. P. (2016). Academic Writing : Process and Product. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1222793