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Title: Academic Writing Skills


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Academic Writing Skills
  • RPW 305
  • Research Paper Writing

2
Basics about Your Instructor
  • Name Surname
  • Office
  • Office Number
  • E-mail address

3
RPW 305- RESEARCH PAPER WRITING
  • COURSE OBJECTIVES
  • Students will develop their reading and writing
    skills needed for academic settings,
  • advance their competence and confidence in using
    the English language form and function.
  • summarize given short and long texts.
  • paraphrase sentences and paragraphs.
  • evaluate sources for relevance to their research
    topics.
  • apply research methods,
  • apply referencing rules (APA style documentation)
  • Write a documented expository essay.

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RPW 305 Course Requirements
  • 2 hours per week / 1 credit
  • 6 hours of absence at most
  • Doctors report (within 15 days)
  • Clash (copy of students program)
  • Excuses related to Çankaya (document from the
    university)
  • Working (any document)
  • All documents about absence will be given to the
    instructor

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RPW 305 - Grading
  • MIDTERM 30
  • FINAL PAPER 20 (Writing)
  • FINAL 40
  • TEACHER ASSESSMENT 5
  • ORAL PERFORMANCE IN CLASS 5

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RPW 305 - PORTFOLIO
  • TASK 1 Making an outline for a research paper
    (expository essay) (in-class)
  • TASK 2 Non-documented expository essay (400-500
    words) (During the midterm exam)
  • TASK 3 Referencing, summarizing, and
    paraphrasing library and online database sources
    (at least 4 sources) (in-class)
  • TASK 4 Documented expository essay (a revised
    and integrated version of task 2 and 3) (600-800
    words) (take-home, 20 pts)

ATTENTION Do not leave gathering your sources to
the last minute, choose your topic and hand in
your sources in the 3rd week.
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RPW 305 - COURSE BOOK
  • Academic English Survival Skills II
  • Gülcü, M., Gülen, G, Sesen, E., Tokdemir, G.
    (2011). Academic English Survival Skills II (4th
    ed.), Ankara Black Swan.
  • ENG 305 Study Pack (available at the photocopy
    room)
  • Both materials need to be brought to the class
    each week.

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PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT POLICY
  • 1) Task 1 and 3 will be written in-class and the
    teacher will give in-class feedback, but they
    will not be graded.
  • 2) Task 2 will be written during the midterm.
    Students can bring their outlines to the midterm
    exam.
  • 3) Students are not required to write second
    drafts.

CANKAYA UNIVERSITY - OFFICE OF BASIC AND ELECTIVE
COURSES- ENGLISH UNIT
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PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT POLICY
  • You have to type your task 4 on a computer with
    the online document called Student Assignment
    Sheet on top of it. Your final draft has to be
    double spaced and typed in Times New Roman 12
    point characters.
  • Due Date for Task 4 is week 14.

CANKAYA UNIVERSITY - OFFICE OF BASIC AND ELECTIVE
COURSES- ENGLISH UNIT
10

PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT POLICY
  • 6) If you dont submit task 4 on time, late
    submission is possible only within 7 days.
    However, you should know that half of the points
    assigned to that task is extracted from your
    grade.

CANKAYA UNIVERSITY - OFFICE OF BASIC AND ELECTIVE
COURSES- ENGLISH UNIT
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RESEARCH
  • Sources can only be obtained from printed
    library materials or online databases.
  • Online databases can be accessed from Çankaya
    University Librarys website
  • http//library.cankaya.edu.tr/onlinevtabani.html

CANKAYA UNIVERSITY - OFFICE OF BASIC AND ELECTIVE
COURSES- ENGLISH UNIT
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TURNITIN MEMBERSHIP
- All students need to get a turnitin membership
to upload task 4 Go to www.turnitin.com And get a
student account. Its easy when you follow the
instructions! ?
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RESEARCH TOPICS
  • Engineering Departments and MCS
  • Contributions of 3 Great Mathematicians to Modern
    Mathematics (3 or more)
  • Sustainable (Renewable) Energy Sources
  • How Technology Fosters Education
  • Advances in Communication Technology

14
  • PSIR and ECON
  • US Influence on Third World Countries
  • Ways to control Inflation
  • Globalization and Economy
  • The Dangers-Restrictions / Benefits EU Would
    Bring Along 

15
  • MAN IE INTT
  • International Economical Unions of which Turkey
    is a member
  • Restrictions on International Trade
  • Competition

16
  • IE
  • Production Planning and Control Techniques for
    Performance Improvement
  • Benefits of Total Quality Management
  • Major Roles of Industrial Engineers in Production
    Process

17
AR INAR
  • Design Concepts
  • Basic Principles of Interior Design
  • The Influence of Ottoman Architecture on Turkish
    Architecture (Some masterpieces)
  • Criteria for Designing Small Spaces
  • Examples of Green Architecture
    / Benefits of Green Architecture

18
PSY
  • Good/bad Conditions of Children Living in the
    Social Service and Child Protection Institutions
  • Major Subfields of Psychology 
  • Working conditions of psychologists in Turkey
    (handle either negative or positive aspects)

19
PSY
  • The importance of family/marriage counseling for
    the maintanence of healthy relationships
  • Ways of coping with problematic children in
    primary or secondary school education
  • Psychological challenges that a pubescent
    encounters

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CHECK OUR WEBSITE REGULARLY!
  • rpw305.cankaya.edu.tr
  • You can find all course related materials and
    announcements from ppt presentations to syllabus
    on this website.
  • BECOME A REGULAR VISITOR?

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LETS START WITH THE COURSE...
  • (AESS II, p. 311)

CHARACTERISTICS of FORMAL WRITING
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  • Whether youre a student, teacher, or
    businessperson, academic writing skills are
    necessary in todays world.
  • Essays, reports, presentations and research
    papers are just some examples of documents
    written in the academic style.

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What is academic writing?
  • In brief, academic writing is 'structured
    research' written by 'scholars' for other
    scholars (with all university writers being
    'scholars' in this context).
  • Academic writing is
  • factual,
  • objective,
  • and most importantly,
  • FORMAL.

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What are the characteristics of formal writing
and informal writing?
  • Formal English is used mainly in
  • - academic writing, and
  • - business communications
  • Whereas informal English is
  • -casual, and
  • -appropriate when communicating with friends
    and family.

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Characteristics of Formal Writing
Formal Writing Informal Writing
Distant Language -Personal pronouns are usually avoided. -Passive voice is often preferred. Personal Language -Personal Pronouns are common. -Personal feelings and views are expressed. -Active voice is often preferred.
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Characteristics of Formal Writing
  • Formal Writing is ACCURATE
  • -Precise evidence is presented.
  • -Facts are distinguished from opinions and
    feelings.
  • -Sources are carefully used and acknowledged.
  • -Sentences are clear and constructed carefully.
  • -Punctuation marks are accurately used.

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Characteristics of Formal Writing
  • Structure and vocabulary are formal
  • -Full forms are used (What have, cannot...)
  • -More formal, abstract words with Latin or Greek
    origins are often preferred.

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Yet informal writing is...
  • OFTEN IMPRECISE
  • -A personal viewpoint is expressed.
  • -Statements are not necessarily accurate.
  • -Facts and opinions are not necessarily distinct.
  • -Sources are used rarely and carelessly.
  • -Sentences are shorter, and not so carefully
    constructed.
  • -Dramatic punctuation marks (?, !, ...) are
    common.

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Characteristics of Formal Writing
  • Formal writing is TENTATIVE
  • -There are few definite statements.
  • -Quick conclusions are avoided.

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Yet in informal writing
  • Structure and vocabulary are informal
  • -Short forms and contractions (Ive, hes,
    cant...) are often used.
  • -Shorter, less formal language is preferred (e.g.
    phrasal verbs, compound words, idioms, slang and
    colloquial language).

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However, informal writing is ASSERTIVE
  • -There are often definite statements and
    generalizations.
  • -Conclusions may be drawn from insufficient
    evidence.

32
Formal Writing vs. Informal Writing
Formal Writing Informal Writing
DISTANT LANGUAGE PERSONAL LANGUAGE
ACCURATE OFTEN IMPRECISE
FORMAL STRUCTURE and VOCABULARY INFORMAL STRUCTURE and VOCABULARY
TENTATIVE ASSERTIVE
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The First Draft (Study Pack p. 3-4)
  • The Short Research Paper
  • In an academic context, students are required to
    write essays including references to other
    sources to support their thesis statements and
    main ideas.

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The First Draft (Study Pack p. 3-4)
  • To support their ideas, they need to research
    what authorities have to say about their topics
    and include relevant support from outside sources
    by
  • - summarizing,
  • - quoting,
  • - or paraphrasing it.

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The First Draft (Study Pack p. 3-4)
  • However, you should always keep in mind that no
    one elses words are as important as yours!!!
  • As a writer, you use summaries, quotes, or
    paraphrases from others only to strenghten your
    own points.

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  • Your instructor wants to see that you have
    researched authorities ideas and findings, and
    that you have integrated those with your own
    writing well.

37
Doing Research (Study Pack p. 1-2)
  • CONCRETE SUPPORT
  • What is concrete support?
  • It is information from outside sources, such as
  • Books,
  • Articles
  • and Websites
  • that you insert into your essay to add weight to
    your arguments and make them more convincing.

38
Doing Research (Study Pack p. 1-2)
  • Guidelines for Choosing a Piece of Concrete
    Support
  • Carefully consider the source use well known
    newspapers and magazines you can also use
    online versions of the well known ones.

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For Websites Be extra critical and skeptical
about the credibility of documents on the Web.
  • 1. Ask yourself these questions
  • What is the source? If you cannot find it, do not
    use the site.
  • If you can find the source, is it trustworthy?
  • 2. In general, do not use information that is
    older than five years.
  • 3. Choose a passage that directly supports your
    point.

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  • 4. Do not take a passage out of context.
  • 5. Do not use more than two pieces of concrete
    support in one paragraph. Most of the paragragh
    should be your own words.
  • 6. Do not choose a passage that is too technical
    or field specific for your reader to understand
    (Above all, you need to understand it well in the
    firt place).
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