LESSON 1- academic writing and writing process

academic writing for university students as a reference source

1. ACADEMIC WRITING WRITING FOR SUCCESS Nguyen Thi Tinh , M.A.

2. Introduction Kiểm tra đánh giá - Kiểm tra trên lớp 30% Điểm trên lớp (TL) là điểm giáo viên đánh giá dựa vào thái độ học tập của sinh viên và kết quả của các bài kiểm tra hoặc bài tập . Khoa đề xuất điểm trên lớp là trung bình của 3 đầu điểm : thái độ học tập + bài kiểm tra ( bài tập ) số 1 về viết đoạn văn (paragraph writing) + bài kiểm tra ( bài tập ) số 2 về viết bài văn (essay writing) ( các đầu điểm đều tính theo thang điểm 10). - Thi học phần 70% Bài thi hết môn (HM) thực hiện theo hình thức làm tiểu luận . Sinh viên sẽ phải viết 1 tiểu luận dài khoảng 1000 từ ( khuyến khích viết research proposal) và nộp về cho giáo viên sau khi kết thúc môn học 02 tuần . Giáo viên thu bài chấm và lấy làm điểm thi học phần ( điểm tính theo thang điểm 10 ). - Tổng kết học phần Điểm kết thúc học phần (HP) được tính theo công thức HP = (30% TL + 70% HM) - Chuyên cần

3. Rules Being always on time. Clean board before class time. Attendance and participation Weekly test/presentation Pair-work, group-work, discussion As little Vietnamese as possible Questions and Responses No cellphone, no smoking, no private talk in class Interesting and effective study sessions

4. Important rule!!!! Litter should be in dustbin after class!

5. LESSON 1 Overview of writing and academic writing Types of writing Reasons for writing Writing process

6. Overview of writing What is writing? Be the production skills/ spatial skills Take long time to acquire Be difficult to master Be used a lot at workplace and in studies

7. 2 . What is academic writing ? - Be the writing for academic purposes + international students studying in colleges and universities where courses are taught in English + students who are not native speakers of English - Use academic English: vocabulary, conventions of style, referencing and layout… - Be used to complete a variety of writing tasks during the studies , ranging from short IELTS essays to lengthy dissertations

8. Types of writing Journal writing - Journal writing involves keeping a journal or notebook of thoughts and informal writing. Writing journals is a recurring activity that can enhance writing development - Journaling gives students an opportunity to practice writing that is more personal and less structured. - Journal writing may also help students gather ideas and details they can use in more formal writing exercises and assignments.

9. Types of writing 2. Collaborative writing - Collaborative writing is a way to help students work together to improve their writing skills. - When students collaborate on writing projects, the significance of writing as a process for communication between writer and reader is repeatedly emphasized . - This interaction helps students gain self-confidence in their writing abilities as they learn from each other . - Collaborative writing allows students to work in a more real world situation.

10. Types of writing 3. Project-based writing - A larger version of collaborative writing is a class project designed to produce a single writing product . - The project can summarize a controversial issue, document a cultural problem or practice , record a historical event, or evaluate a societal issue or trend. - There are many other possibilities for writing projects .

11. Types of writing 4. Writing Across the Curriculum - David Russell describes writing across the curriculum as writing “between the individual student’s experience and the collective experience that a discipline and its teachers represent ” ( 1992, p. 41 ). - Writing basing on the requirements of the course and gradually developing the writing skills.

12. Types of writing 5. Timed writing - As students hone their writing skills, they should be given the opportunity to write within timed settings . - During timed writing practice, students should be given the opportunity to self-assess their writing.

13. Reasons for writing Functional writing * Writing to meet many workplace requirements: to complete job applications, write business letters and reports , and record job log entries… 2. Narrative writing * Narrative writing allows students to express their own thoughts and ideas. This type of writing can be as short as a sentence or as long as a book.

14. Reasons for writing 3. Expository writing (expositive writing) - The goal of expository writing is to develop an argument or reach a conclusion based on research or writings of recognized authorities . - Most high school research papers qualify as examples of expository writing. - In expository writing activities, students learn to locate multiple sources of information in books, on the Internet, and from people in their communities.

15. Reasons for writing 4. How to practice? - Functional writing opportunities should include writing short answers, such as a job application form, and writing a letter of application and other business letters . - Narrative writing may be practiced in letters, stories, or journals . - Expository writing can be as simple as asking students to research and answer a question with a short paragraph. Students can then advance to research papers of varying lengths.

16. The writing process Prewriting Identify the topic and purpose Identify the audience Generate ideas

17. The writing process 2. Drafting - identifying the most important ideas generated by prewriting activities and elaborating on them; - using the identified audience and purpose for writing to guide the creation of a draft; - additional conferencing with instructor and peers to refine and clarify ideas; and - considering various ways of organizing ideas, depending on purpose and form, such as: chronological or step-by-step arrangement of ideas by time or sequence, order of importance , comparison and contrast, cause and effect, problem and solution, or pros and cons.

18. The writing process 3. Revising - reading text aloud to hear how it sounds; - getting feedback from peers about what stands out, if the piece makes sense, and if the message is effectively communicated ; - asking a set of questions that may draw your attention to various aspects of the writing - making an outline and asking, “Is there a logical organization ?,” “Is there a beginning, middle, and end?”

19. The writing process 4. Editing Editing includes correcting errors in sentence structure, usage , spelling, punctuation, and capitalization: - sentence structure and syntax; - word choice; - word usage; - spelling ; - punctuation and capitalization; and - appearance or polishing.

20. The writing process 5. Final drafting and submitting

21. Questions and discussion Questions ????????????????????????? Discussion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How important do you think writing skills are? Which type of writing do you find most necessary for you? Which type of writing do you feel most difficult? Which part in writing process do you think the most important?

22. Questions and discussion * Planning the writing for the following topics: 1. Describe your favorite place in as much detail as possible. 2. What do you do outside of school and work? Describe any hobbies you have, sports you participate in, or other activities you regularly enjoy . 3. If you could invite five people to a dinner party, who would they be? What is each guest like? 4. Describe your favorite fictional character in as much detail as possible. 5. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Describe it and explain why you’d choose it.