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Academic Writing in English

Course code

HIK8002.HT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Akadeemiline kirjutamine inglise keeles

Course title in English

Academic Writing in English

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Development of research discourse skills; preparation for work in the academic environment.

Brief description of the course

This course advances the academic writing skills which have been acquired and used at Master’s level towards the preparation of a comprehensive thesis. The aim of the seminar is to experience what it means to write for the academic community. Collectively we will ask: Who is the addressee or target audience? What should be considered in developing an argument and articulating a position? How to follow conventional academic writing style and practices and how to keep up with their developments. Attention is paid to creating a framework for a study based on critical analysis of source material as well as appropriate linguistic expression and citational practice. We will scrutinise aspects of the main text-types of academic writing at doctoral level (e.g. position paper, thesis, article, abstract) in order to understand the diversity, complexity and connectedness of writing for – and making a contribution to – the academic community.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to identify the stylistic, rhetorical and structural features and discourse patterns of academic texts in English;
- is able to analyse, evaluate and review content and expression in academic texts in English;
- is able to articulate own position, objectives and findings in appropriate academic style at doctoral level.

Teacher

Miriam McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov

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