Unit name | Critical Practice |
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Unit code | ENGL10041 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Tamsin Badcoe |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of English |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit is designed as an introduction to advanced literary studies. Its aim is to introduce students to undergraduate-level academic discourse and to academic writing as a critical practice. Closely tied lectures and workshops will provide a space in which to think about how to make convincing arguments and how to handle and present evidence and analysis. Students will be encouraged to assess the quality and pertinence of secondary sources and to think about how to use sources responsibly. Students will also be encouraged to engage with the work of other writers and to think about how to incorporate a range of perspectives within their own writing. The unit will introduce scholarly practices such as referencing, editing, redrafting, and using feedback effectively, and, as a whole, aims to support the development of scholarly and intellectual independence.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate both knowledge and understanding of the conventions of academic discourse and academic writing.
2. apply an understanding of the formal qualities of expository writing to their own practices.
3. discriminate between different critical perspectives and different styles of expository writing.
4. identify the pertinence and quality of evidence and understand how to use evidence effectively when developing a cogent argument;
5. demonstrate skills in textual analysis, argumentation, and critical interpretation using evidence from primary texts and secondary sources;
6. contribute to group tasks and discussions and demonstrate skills in oral presentation.
1 x one-hour lecture and 1 x two-hour seminar weekly.
http://writingeconomyfa11.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/files/2011/08/Gaipa.pdf