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Community Short Courses
Community Short Courses
AWARE is happy to announce that it is offering the following 12-hour short course this summer.
Intensive Introduction to Academic Writing (B1 Intermediate and above)
Dates: June 7-17 (Sunday – Wednesday: 8 X 1hr. 30 min. sessions over 2 weeks)
Time: 5pm - 6.30pm
Instructor: Mr. Owen Connor
Course Fee (including course materials): 990 QAR
If you are unsure of your level and/ or suitability for any of the courses, please contact Mr. Owen Connor at oconnor@hbku.edu.qa
Instructor bio can be found here.
Course Description
This short course aims to provide you with a comprehensive overview of academic writing conventions and expectations. As an intensive introduction/ refresher course, it meets the needs of a diverse range of students and prospective students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Whether you are entering university for the first time or returning after a long period away from formal study, this course will provide you the thorough grounding in academic writing that you need.
Each session will be centred on an AWARE Writing Centre presentation accompanied by one or more AWARE Writing Centre handouts and activities. Please note that as this course aims to cover significant ground in a limited period, you are encouraged, both during and after the course, to read further and deeper on each of the session topics using the handouts and other materials provided. In addition to the materials provided during the sessions, you will be introduced to the AWARE Writing Centre LibGuide, our online writing portal.
Course Aims
Overall, you will develop your knowledge of the academic writing process, and better understand its benefits when applied to academic writing assignments. More specifically, you will
be made aware of the basic conventions of academic writing and different academic writing assignment types.
understand the importance of pre-writing tasks such as task/ question analysis, brainstorming, and outlining.
explore and develop your knowledge of structural issues at sentence, paragraph, and assignment levels.
examine the concept of plagiarism and learn how to avoid it through appropriate use of quotation, paraphrase and citation/ referencing.
learn about the importance of redrafting (for content), editing (for language), and proofreading (for surface errors) in delivering the final polished product.
become more self-sufficient in managing and developing your academic writing and research skills (through your introduction to the AWARE Writing Centre LibGuide).
Course Outline
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1. An Introduction to Academic Writing Style |
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2. The Writing Process (1): Pre-writing |
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3. Sentence Structure and Transitions |
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4. Paragraphing: Introductions and Conclusions |
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5. Paragraphing: Topic Sentences and Body Paragraphs |
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6. Avoiding plagiarism: Quoting and Paraphrasing |
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7. APA (7th Ed.) Referencing |
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8. The Writing Process (2): Redrafting, Editing, and Proofreading |
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