Certificate Course on Advanced Academic Writing for Students in English Studies


Introduction

Introducing the module of advanced academic writing for students in English studies


University students in English studies may have difficulties writing a successful literary argument, particularly students writing in English as a second/foreign language. These difficulties may be related to:

· English language competence;

· lack of understanding of the requirements of writing a literary argument, for instance, connecting the portrayal of characters in the literary work being analyzed with the main argument, analyzing the literary text from critical literary theories, evaluating characters’ behaviors and the qualities of the literary work being analyzed, developing a personal response to the text, supporting the argument being made with quotation from other critics and from original text, etc.;

· Lack of understanding of the context in which the literary work was written and the intention of the writer;

· Lack of exposure to the ways a literary argument is logically organized, for example, how to write an introduction, the body and the conclusion of academic essay or paper;

· Making appropriate linguistic choices.

Therefore, to address these difficulties, the department of English- MKBU- has designed an online module of “Advanced Academic Writing for Students in English Studies”. This module raises students’ awareness of the requirements of writing a literary argument. It teaches students the languages they need to write a successful academic essay or paper. Specifically, it scaffolds students into the language they need to interpret the portrayal of characters from critical literary theories, to evaluate the qualities of the literary works being analyzed, to evaluate the behaviors of characters in the work being analyzed and to develop a personal response to the literary text. It shows students how to logically organize their arguments in academic essays or papers. More importantly, it makes students practice writing academic essays or papers at lot. In this regard, the module comprises the following units:

· Writing a response to a literary text (requirements)

· Academic style and language

· Important features of a response to a literary text

· Writing an academic essay as a response to a literary text

· Writing a research paper as a response to a literary text

· Exercises

If you are interested in the course, please register. The registration for the module will take place as follows. First, you are required to select one topic from the topics provided at the beginning of the course and write an academic essay of 1000 words maximum. Second, submit your academic essay via online platforms that will be provided to you. Last, register for the module.

Registration Form

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Registration Fee

Certificate Course Fee: 500/- Indian Rupees. (Due to Covid19, 50% discount is offered in January 2021 course cycle.)

Deposit or transfer 250/- Indian Rupees (Two Hundred and Fifty Rupees) in this account:

Account Name: Eng Dept Certificate Course MKBU

Account no: 032422010000050

IFSC code: UBIN0531375

MICR Code: 364026006

Bank Name: Union Bank of India

Branch: Bhavnagar

Address: Eva-Surabhi Ground Floor, Opp. Akshar Wadi Temple, Bhavnagar - 364002.

Schedule of the Online Certificate Course

Certificate Course

Advanced Academic Writing for Students in English Studies

7-Week Online Course

Department of English, M.K. Bhavnagar University

Registration Date: Open from 16th Jan 2021 to 22 Jan 2021

Unit 1: Writing about Literature (Writing a response to a literary text (Novels, poems, plays, epics, short stories, etc.)

Submission Schedule:

1) Exercise 1: Write-up submission 1: 21 Jan 2021: 11:59pm

2) Exercise 2: Online Test 1: 21 Jan 2021: 11:59pm

Unit 2: Academic Style and Language

Submission Schedule:

1) Exercise 3: Online Test 2: 22 Jan 2021: 11:59pm

2) Exercise 4: Write-up submission 2: 24 Jan 2021: 11:59pm

3) Exercise 5: Online Test 3: 25 Jan 20212021: 11:59pm

4) Exercise 6: Write-up submission 3: 27 Jan 2021: 11:59pm

5) Exercise 7: Online Test 4: 28 Jan 2021: 11:59pm

6) Exercise 8: Write-up submission 4: 30 Jan 2021: 11:59pm

7) Exercise 9: Write-up submission 5: 2 Feb 2021: 11:59pm

8) Exercise 10: Online Test 5: 2 Feb 2021: 11:59pm

Unit 3: Important features of a response to a literary text

Submission Schedule:

1) Exercise 11: Write-up submission 6: 4 Feb 2021: 11:59pm

2) Exercise 12: Online Test 6: 4 Feb 2021: 11:59pm

Unit 4: Academic Essay Writing as a response to a literary Text

Submission Schedule:

1) Exercise 13: Online Test 7: 6 Feb 2021: 11:59pm

2) Exercise 14: Write-up submission 7: 6 Feb 2021: 11:59pm

Unit 5: Research paper writing as a response to a literary text

Submission Schedule:

1) Exercise 15: Online Test 8: 8 Feb2021: 11:59pm

2) Exercise 16: Write-up Submission 8: 8 Feb 2021: 11:59pm

FINAL SUMBISSION

Final Assignment Submission: 8 March 2021

CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION

Print Certificate will be posted to all participants who successfully made all required submissions as per this schedule

Procedure to join the course:

  1. Fill registration form

  2. As soon as registration form is submitted, you will see the link to join Google Classroom.

  3. Join this Google Classroom.

  4. Pay Registration Fee

  5. Start watching videos, reading material, appearing in online tests and submit necessary write-ups.

  6. In next week, we will ask you to make payment of Rs, 250/-. This fee includes registration + course + certificate.

What are the participants supposed to do?

  1. There are Five Units in this Certificate Course. The Units will be visible as per schedule given above.

  2. The participants shall:

    1. Watch introductory video

    2. Read content

    3. Make Notes while reading the content

    4. After complete reading and understanding of the unit content, (i) appear in an online test, and (ii) make submission of the required 'write-up'.

    5. After appearing in the online test, you will get auto-generated email with your SCORE. This score is to be typed in 'Private Comment' under this task and tab/click 'submit' or 'turn-in' or 'hand-in'.

    6. After deadline of the write-up submission, you will get rubric based evaluation & score of your write-ups also. If need be, the faculty member may give personal feedback to improve your write-ups in 'private comment'.

    7. Keep Google Classroom notifications 'on'. Mark Google Classroom emails as 'Not Spam' if they are delivered in Spam folder.