WEEK           TOPIC                                               CLASS ACTIVITIES

1. [3/1]           Course Overview                                Survey

                       Writing for Research                          Swales: pp. 2-14; 284-286; 331

                       Organizing & Setting Goals               Writing questionnaires

                       Finding a topic                                    Brainstorming

2. [3/8]           Critical Reading                                  Claire Kramsch article

                       APA Style tutorial                  http://flash1r.apa.org/apastyle/basics/index.htm

                       Academic Style                                   Swales: pp. 14-29; 327-331; 350

                       Hypothesis/RQs due                          written and oral

3. [3/15]          Flow, Language, Positioning               Swales: pp. 30-54; 355, 357; 359-360

                        Proposal due                                      written and oral                                           

4. [3/22]          Gathering Data                                  

                       Writing General-Specific Texts             Swales: pp. 55-70

5. [3/29]          Writing the paper                                Swales pp. 71-99; 363-369; 371-381; 384;  387-388

                        Definitions; Language Focus                                                     

6. [4/12]]         Blending reference material                           

                       Problem, Process, and Solution          Swales pp.100-137                                         

7. [4/19]          Writing Effective Notes                    

                        Data Commentary: Structure              Swales pp. 139-164

8. [4/26]         Paper 1 due

                       Evaluating the process                        Discussion

                       Data Commentary: Organization        Swales pp. 165-187

           New topics for research                      Discussion and Planning

                       Qualitative Research                           Lecture + handouts

9. [5/3]           Paper 1 Presentations

          Writing Summaries                             Swales pp. 188-227                    

10. [5/10]       Writing Critiques                                 Swales pp. 228-269

          Hypothesis/RQs due                         written and oral

11. [5/17]        Avoiding plagiarism                           

                       Constructing a Research Paper I         Swales pp. 277-316

12. [5/24]        Proposal due                                      written and oral

                        Constructing a Research paper II       Swales pp. 327-378

13. [5/31]        Literature Reviews                               Handouts

                        Critical Reading                                  selected research papers

                        Appendixes                                         Swales pp. 90-406

14. [6/7]          Bibliographies, charts, etc.                  Handouts

                       Critical Reading                                    selected research papers

15. [6/14]        Evaluating Research methods             Handouts

                        Critical Reading                                  selected research papers

16. [6/21]         Paper 2 Due

                        Evaluating the process                        Discussion

                        Paper 2 Presentations

17. [6/28]         Evaluation/Review                              Evaluation/Review

Does not apply.

Requirements: Regular attendance, active participation, and timely submission of all assignments. There will be two research papers of about 10 to 12 pages each, including bibliography, tables, charts, etc. Quizzes on vocabulary and concepts will help students to increase their knowledge. Short writing exercises will give students opportunities for practice. There will be two oral presentations (group and/or individual) on the research papers. The final grade for the course will be an average of the scores from all of the graded assignments. Absenteeism will have a negative effect on the final grade for the course.

Required text [available at our school bookstore:

Swales, J. M. & Feak, C. B. (2012). Academic writing for graduate students: essential tasks and skills. (3rd ed.). Ann Arbor: Univ. of Mich. Press.



Required readings:

There will be a packet of reading materials available at the copy shop on campus