230090 Academic Writing (S) (SoSe 2025)

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In this class, students will be given the opportunity to extend and consolidate their writing skills in literary studies through regular and intensive writing tasks. In a range of exercises, students will practise how to develop a research question in literary studies, how to turn this question into a clear and detailed thesis statement as a basis for a well-structured argument, and how to write a coherent, cohesive, stylistically appropriate paper.
The ultimate goal of this class is to help prepare students for writing their "long essay" in Basis2.3 and lay the foundation for writing literary and cultural studies papers.

Requirements for participation, required level

Please do not attend this class before you have COMPLETED: ‘Writing and Research’ and 'Argumentation and Critical Reading' in Basis1. You should definitely have completed the lecture ‘Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation’ in Basis2. I will assume that you know what an academic paragraph is, and the difference between a narrator and a speaker, and how metaphors work. You should also have understood the basics of the MLA style sheet.

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23-ANG-Basis2 Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary Studies Basis2.2 Academic Writing Student information
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23-ANG-Basis2_G Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary Studies in the Primary ELT Classroom Basis2.2_G Academic Writing Student information
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There are no Studienleistungen in this class, but you are expected to take part and complete the writing exercises that will be set in class and as homework.
There will be two in-class writing tasks. These will be graded as part of the Basis2 module portfolio. Both(!) of these assignments will take place in a class session: the first one on ###; and the second one on ###. (The re-sit date is ###)

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Limited number of participants: 30
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Last update basic details/teaching staff:
Friday, February 21, 2025 
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025 
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025 
Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
seminar (S) / 2
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This lecture is taught in english
Department
Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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