Description
1. Course Description
In designing this course, the main priority was to enhance the students' critical reading skills needed to trigger the writing of a correctly documented argumentative paper. As such it is vital that students prepare the assigned reading passages prior attending class. The course will also take the students through the journey of developing and improving their skills of reaching a focus of research, selecting and synthesising valid sources, outlining the different sections of the paper and effectively writing an argumentative library and web-based paper in the relevant area. Accordingly, the students are required to hand in the assignments on the due date to guarantee feedback in a week's time. In addition, it will present the students with the academically and ethically accepted techniques of presenting other people’s work by instilling the correct use of documentation to avoid plagiarism.
2. Course objectives (as stated by Dean of Languages)
By the end of the semester, students taking the course are expected to enhance the following skills:
Develop proficiency in analytical and argumentative skills
Demonstrate the ability to report, debate, refute, defend and argue issues of public and academic concern
Construct and develop an explicit thesis
Adopt a strategy and tone appropriate to purpose and audience
Organize a logically structured argument
Support claims with appropriate evidence
Produce thoughtful content
Express ideas clearly and concisely
Write substantial academic research papers
Follow the techniques of writing a well-organised, persuasive well documented research paper
3. Evaluation and Grading System 3.1 Criteria of Evaluation
Oral and written presentation of an APA argumentative paper
Presentation of a portfolio including 10 template Sheets.
Application of different strategies for critical reading on selected sources
Demonstration of summarising and paraphrasing competence
In designing this course, the main priority was to enhance the students' critical reading skills needed to trigger the writing of a correctly documented argumentative paper. As such it is vital that students prepare the assigned reading passages prior attending class. The course will also take the students through the journey of developing and improving their skills of reaching a focus of research, selecting and synthesising valid sources, outlining the different sections of the paper and effectively writing an argumentative library and web-based paper in the relevant area. Accordingly, the students are required to hand in the assignments on the due date to guarantee feedback in a week's time. In addition, it will present the students with the academically and ethically accepted techniques of presenting other people’s work by instilling the correct use of documentation to avoid plagiarism.
2. Course objectives (as stated by Dean of Languages)
By the end of the semester, students taking the course are expected to enhance the following skills:
Develop proficiency in analytical and argumentative skills
Demonstrate the ability to report, debate, refute, defend and argue issues of public and academic concern
Construct and develop an explicit thesis
Adopt a strategy and tone appropriate to purpose and audience
Organize a logically structured argument
Support claims with appropriate evidence
Produce thoughtful content
Express ideas clearly and concisely
Write substantial academic research papers
Follow the techniques of writing a well-organised, persuasive well documented research paper
3. Evaluation and Grading System 3.1 Criteria of Evaluation
Oral and written presentation of an APA argumentative paper
Presentation of a portfolio including 10 template Sheets.
Application of different strategies for critical reading on selected sources
Demonstration of summarising and paraphrasing competence