ACC 260 English for Academic Purposes (Intermediate)

Content

ACC 260 is part of the Academic Core and should be taken in the student’s first year at RA. It will support and enhance performance in many of the other courses across the curriculum at RA.  The course develops your writing and presenting skills. You will give individual short presentations, conference speeches and group presentations. The writing of academic essays and issues such as structure, style and referencing are covered, as well as several other writing activities. The topics on which you will write and present include both set topics and those of your own choosing. You will participate in group discussions, learn to give peer feedback, understand academic texts and do research appropriate at the university level.

Instructor

Dr. Diederik van Werven, Chad Weidner, Karolien Walravens

Period

Fall / 2011

Evaluation/Assessment

Two essays (35%), two individual and one group presentation (40%), portfolio (15%), active participation (10%).

Course Material

Required

• Course Syllabus;
• An excellent English – English dictionary;
• Aaron, Jane E. The Little Brown Compact Handbook. Sixth Edition. Pearson Longman, 2006;
• Robert DiYanni, Fifty Great Essays. Third Edition. Penguin Academics Series, 2007 0205533531.
  

Recommended

• Sinclair, John, ed. Collins Cobuild English Dictionary. New Edition. London: HarperCollins, 2003. (or similar Advanced Learners Dictionary);
• Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. 3rd edition. Oxford: OUP, 2005.

Prerequisites

The following course is required in order to take this course:

• ACC 160 English for Academic Purposes (Elementary)

Required for

This course is required in order to take the following courses:

• A&H 238 The Politics of Poetry
• A&H 243 Film in Context
• ACC 360 Advanced English: Journalism
• A&H 236 The Rise of the Novel