| CODE | LIN1063 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Academic Reading and Writing in English | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | .Objectives: The study-unit sets out to improve participants' awareness of and familiarity with the most important skills involved in successful acadzemic reading and writing, with the focus falling mainly on writing. Wherever possible, students will be grouped according to their respective areas of study. Content: Students will be guided in: - Distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate sources for academic work. - Strategies for efficient and effective critical reading of peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed sources. - Theappropriate incorporation of source material in paraphrased or quoted form. - The ethical use of generative AI tools in line with UM guidelines. : The writing component will pay particular attention to the principles and mechanics of good text structure, on the basis of analyses of academic texts. Emphasis will be placed ongood referencing skills both in-text and in the reference list and the importance of avoiding plagiarism. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: View reading list |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | In TAKING THIS UNIT YOU CANNOT TAKE LLT1910 | ||||||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Students who wish to take LIN1063 as an optional or elective will need to take this study-unit in Semester 1 and register for LIN1063 Occ. B (Electives and Optionals). This study-unit is not offered as an optional or elective study-unit in Semester 2. Visiting students should register for LIN1063 Occ. A, which is available in both semesters. Visiting students for whom English is not a first language should be aware that the course assumes a proficiency in English that enables them to handle academic texts and their discussion in English. This would roughly be in the range of 6 IELTS (for TOFL equivalent see http://www.eurogates.nl/en-TOEFL-IELTS-score-conversion/). Students who feel their proficiency might not yet have reached a sufficiently high level are advised not to take the course since they may not be able to follow it with profit. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Conrad Aquilina Arthur Bezzina Natalie Schembri John Paul Vella |
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