アカデミック・ライティング１

科目名平成27年度以前入学者	アカデミック・ライティング１
教員名	チルトン，マイルズ
単位数	1	学年	3	開講区分	文理学部
科目群	英文学科
学期	前期	履修区分	必修

授業テーマ	Preparing students to write academic essays in English.
授業のねらい・到達目標	The ultimate aim of this semester’s class is to prepare students to write their first academic essay in English. The first part of the class will establish the fundamentals of proper paragraphs. We will then move on to learning and practicing the basic parts of an essay, with the final project being a grammatically sound, well-organized, thoughtful, informative and engaging essay on an academic subject.
授業の方法	Each class will feature extensive in-class writing, along with discussion and guidance from the teacher. In the week between classes there will be extensive homework; students should be prepared for assignments that will require them to write something every week. The in-class writing and homework tasks are designed to make students practice writing both grammatically correct and meaningful sentences, as well as putting sentences together in logical order to create paragraphs and essays. Highly motivated students will appreciate that learning to write involves lots of writing practice.
事前学修・事後学修，授業計画コメント	Students are required to complete all homework assignments according to the syllabus schedule.

授業計画
1	Introduction: what is academic writing? In-class diagnostic, Get It Down, 46-48
2	Unit 1: Writing a paragraph Part 1: Getting ready to write section 1: what is a paragraph?, exercise 1 section 2: the structure of a paragraph, exercise 2 section 3: generating ideas for writing – brainstorming, exercise 3 section 4: writing a topic sentence, exercise 4 section 5: choosing supporting points section 6: making an outline, exercise 5 for homework, to be handed in
3	Unit 1: Writing a paragraph Part 2: Writing a paragraph section 1: supporting ideas with details, exercise 1 section 2: organizing supporting sentences, exercise 2 section 3: writing a concluding sentence, exercise 3, 4 section 4: choosing a title, exercise 5 section 5: writing the first draft, for homework, to be handed in
4	Unit 1: Writing a paragraph Part 3: Writing a coherent paragraph section 1: coherence section 2: using conjunctions, exercise 1, 2, 3, 4 section 3: using transitional expressions, exercise 5 section 4: avoiding run-on sentences and sentence fragments, exercise 6 for homework (plus whatever cannot be completed in class)
5	Unit 1: Writing a paragraph Part 4: Editing a paragraph section 1: academic writing style, exercise 1 section 2: editing the first draft section 3: editing a paragraph, exercise 2 to be completed in class or for homework
6	Unit 2: Writing an Essay Part 1: From a paragraph to an essay section 1: what is an essay? section 2: the structure of an essay, exercise 1 section 3: writing a thesis statement, exercise 2 section 4: writing the topic sentences of body paragraphs, exercise 3 section 5: transitional expressions and avoiding repetition, exercise 4, 5 section 6: making an essay outline, exercises 6, 7 for homework (plus whatever cannot be completed in class)
7	Unit 2: Writing an Essay Part 2: Writing an essay section 1: developing body paragraphs, exercise 1, 2 section 2: writing an introductory paragraph, exercise 3, 4 section 3: writing a concluding paragraph, exercises 5, 6 for homework (plus whatever cannot be completed in class)
8	Unit 2: Writing an Essay Part 2: Editing an essay section 1: using pronouns, exercise 1 section 2: editing an essay, exercise 2 for homework (plus whatever cannot be completed in class)
9	Unit 3: Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Citing Information Part 1: Paraphrasing and summarizing section 1: introduction section 2: paraphrasing, exercise 1, 2 section 3: summarizing, exercises 3, 4 for homework (plus whatever cannot be completed in class)
10	Unit 3: Paraphrasing, Summarizing and Citing Information Part 2: Citing the sources of information section 1: introduction section 2: making in-text citation (MLA format), exercise 1 section 3: making a works cited list (MLA format), exercises 2, 3 for homework Essay: select a topic for a final essay, write a one paragraph description of the topic, why it interests you, what questions you have about it, etc.
11	Unit 4: Writing a research essay Part 1: Developing and organizing a research essay section 1: what is a research essay? section 2: the structure of a research essay, exercise 1 section 3: beginning a research essay, exercise 2 section 4: writing a thesis statement for a research essay, exercise 3 section 5: writing topic sentences for a research essay, exercise 4 section 6: making an outline for a research essay, exercises 5, 6 for homework (plus whatever cannot be completed in class) Essay: make an outline of final essay, to be handed in
12	Unit 4: Writing a research essay Part 2: Supporting arguments section 1: supporting arguments with outside sources section 2: organizing supporting sentences, exercise 1, 2 section 3: presenting information from outside sources, exercise 3 for homework Essay: first draft of final essay, to be handed in
13	Unit 4: Writing a research essay Part 3: editing a research essay section 1: making accurate generalizations, exercise 1 section 2: editing a research essay, exercise 2 for homework Essay: write second draft of final essay
14	consultations
15	review; final essays due

その他
教科書	Chin, Peter, et al., Academic Writing Skills 1 , Cambridge University Press ISBN 978-1-107-63622-4, 2012
成績評価の方法及び基準	平常点(10%)、homework assignments(40%)、final essay(50%) Students who participate actively will succeed in this class. Students who are frequently late or who are absent from more than three classes will not receive credit for this class.
オフィスアワー	Monday 16:30-18:00 in my office (7316); or by appointment