eng kniga 2 course / Research Reading and Writing Pre-Intermediate. Syllabus

1. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code

IYa 2403 p

Major

5B05070300 IS; 5B05070400 CSSE; 5B070500 МCМ; 5B060200 CS; 5B050700 МN; 5B050960 F

Credit Hours

3

Year, semester

2 year, fall semester

Subject category

Basic

Language of Delivery:

English

Prerequisites:

Business English Pre-Intermediate

Postrequisites:

Introduction into IELTS

Instructor

A. Sholakhova, Assistant-Professor

E-mail: a.sholakhova@iitu.kz

2. GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

Course goal: to develop and enhance basic academic reading and writing skills.

Course objectives:

- reading: skimming and scanning of scientific texts;

- speaking: discussion of research-related issues, making presentations;

- writing a research papers;

- life-long learning, self-study, critical and analytical thinking, problem solving skills.

3. COURSE DESCRIPTION

IYa2403 p - Research Reading and Writing aims to form academic research reading and writing skills through describing and presenting a mock-up research done in the students’ major subjects. The language training is meant to be communicative, interactive, student-centered, outcome-oriented and heavily reliant on students' self-study work. The latter is organized as TSIS (academic reading and research project) and SIS (knowledge acquisition).

4. LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course the students will be able to:

- understand, differentiate and use basic research concepts;

- skim, scan, analyze, summarize and interpret literary sources;

- set problems, hypothesize solutions, use research methods, process and present the research results;

- write research papers.

5. ACADEMIC POLICY

Students are forbidden to:

• come to class without a textbook or a printout of an e-book from dl.iitu.kz. A student without a textbook/dl handouts gets the mark “0” for class participation;

• submit any tasks after the deadline. Late submissions are graded down.

• cheat. Plagiarized papers shall not be graded;

• be late for classes. Being tardy three times amounts to one absence;

• retake any tests, unless there is a valid reason for missing them;

• use mobile phones in class;

• chew gum in class.

Students should always

• be appropriately dressed (formal/semi- formal styles are acceptable);

• show consideration for and mutual support of teachers and other students;

• let the teacher know of any problems arising in connection with their studies.

6. LITERATURE

Required:

1. B.Jolamanova, M.Issayev, T.Shershneva. Introduction to Research. IITU, 2011.

2. Reading and Thinking in English. Oxford University Press, 1985.

Supplementary:

1. B.Jolamanova. Project Work Guideline. E-version.

2. B.Jolamanova. Reading TSIS Guideline. E-version.

Internet sources:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research

2. http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Technical_writing_style

3. http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/techwrit.pdf

4. https://www.e-education.psu.edu/styleforstudents/c4_p8.html

5. http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html

ITR – Introduction to research

RTE – Reading and Thinking in English

TSM – Technical Style Manual (draft)

TSIS – Teacher Supervised Independent Study

SIS – Students’ Independent Study

RP – Research paper

PPP – Power Point Presentation

Week

Practical Studies

Hrs

TSIS

Hrs

SIS

Hrs

Note-taking

Reading

Language strategies

1

28.01-01.02

Add & drop week

Syllabus.

Types and stages of research

ITR Unit 1 pp. 11-14

Progress test 1

3

Project Guidelines

1

ITR Unit 1

pp. 5-10

1

2

04.02-08.02

Paper structure

ITR Unit 6 pp. 64-69 Progress test 2

3

RP choice

of the topic

1

ITR Unit 6

pp. 56-63

1

3

11.02-15.02

Methods of research

ITR Unit 2-5 pp. 25-26, 36-37, 44-45, 52-53

Progress test 3

3

T/SIS assignment

ITR pp. 27, 38*, 46*, 54-55

1

ITR Unit 2-5

pp. 19-24, 33-35, 41-43, 48-51

Reading 1

1

4

18.02-22.02

Summarizing

ITR Unit 9 pp. 109-111

Paraphrasing HO

Progress test 4

3

T/SIS assignment 3

ITR p. 15, 18

RP outline

1

ITR Unit 9

pp. 105-108

1

5

25.02-01.03

Quotation

Documentation styles

ITR Unit 7 pp. 84-88

Progress test 5

3

T/SIS assignment

ITR pp.112-113, 90

1

ITR Unit 7

pp. 76-83

Reading 2

1

6

04.03-08.03

Literature review

ITR Unit 8 pp. 95-99

Progress test 6

Video session 1

3

T/SIS assignment

ITR pp. 100-101

RP literature review

1

ITR Unit 8

pp. 91-95

1

7

11.03-15.03

Mid-term achievement test

3

1

1

Language techniques

8

18.03-22.03

Technical style peculiarities HO

Progress test 7

3

RP research method & procedure

2

TSM HO

1

9

25.03-29.03

Writing numbers HO

Writing equations HO

Progress test 8

3

TSM HO

1

10

01.04-05.04

Describing figures HO

Describing tables HO

Progress test 9

3

RP results and discussion

2

TSM HO

Reading 3

1

11

08.04-12.04

Understanding through context

RTE Unit 1 Part 2 pp. 6-7

Generalization

RTE Unit 2 pp. 14-31

Progress test 10

3

RTE Unit 1 Part 2

pp. 6-7

RTE Unit 2 pp. 14-31

1

12

15.04-19.04

Description

RTE Unit 3 pp. 33-51

Definition

RTE Unit 4 pp. 53-68

Progress test 11

3

RP draft

2

RTE Unit 3

pp. 33-51

RTE Unit 4 pp. 53-68

Reading 4

1

13

22.04-26.04

Classification

RTE Unit 5 pp. 70-87

Hypothesis

RTE Unit 6 pp. 88-109

Progress test 12

Video session 2

3

RTE Unit 5

pp. 70-87 RTE Unit 6

pp. 88-109

1

14

29.04-03.05

End-of-term achievement test

3

Research paper (PPP + hard copy)

1

1

15

06.05-10.05

Revision

3

1

1

16

Examination (multiple choice test)

TOTAL

45

15

15

Formative assessment (60%)

Summative Assessment (40%)

Attestation I

Attestation II

Examination

Class work:

Attendance/part.

Peformance

30%

10%

20%

Class work:

Attendance/part.

Performance

30%

10%

20%

Computerized test (40%)

100%

TSIS:

Research paper

Reading

SIS:

Progress tests

30%

15%

15%

15%

15%

TSIS:

Research paper

Reading

SIS:

Progress tests

30%

15%

15%

15%

15%

Mid-term:

Achievement test

Reading

25%

10%

15%

End of term:

Achievement test RP presentation

25%

10%

15%

Total

100%

Total

100%

Total 100%

Gross Total 100