230610 Academic Writing (S) (WiSe 2026/2027)

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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 literary studies paper, analysing and interpreting a literary text.
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This class builds on the Basis2.1 lecture "Introduction to Literary Analysis and Interpretation". Please do not attend this class before you have COMPLETED the lecture. 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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Frequency Weekday Time Format / Place Period  
weekly Mo 10-12 Unpublished 12.10.2026-05.02.2027

Subject assignments

Module Course Requirements  
23-ANG-Basis2 Basic Module 2: Introduction to Literary Studies Basis2.2 Academic Writing Student information
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23-ANG-Basis2_G Basic Module 2: Introduction to Literary Studies in the Primary ELT Classroom Basis2.2_G Academic Writing Student information

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Two 90-minute open-book exams ("assignments"), one in the middle of the semester, the second at the end.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2026 
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Saturday, May 16, 2026 
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Saturday, May 16, 2026 
Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
seminar (S) / 2
Language
This lecture is taught in english
Department
Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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