ACADEMIC WRITING by Robert Gulyas
Recommended for junior researchers of all fields with a
decent level (B2+) of English
+ scholarship students required to write a paper elsewhere
Course Content
· Academic genres (especially the types of scholarly essays)
· Narrative modes (with focus on the argumentative and persuasive mode)
· The writing process (from identifying a research niche via brainstorming, outlining, drafting, revising, proofreading, to publication)
· Thesis-driven argumentation, narrative arc, paragraphing, topic sentences
· The “I Say – They Say” paradigm, hedging and cohesion devices, reporting verbs
· Internationally recognized style and referencing systems in the social sciences (Chicago, Harvard, APA, etc.)
· The efficient and ethical use of AI throughout the research and writing process
· Identifying and avoiding common formal and informal fallacies as well as research-related cognitive biases
Key Skills
- Effective notetaking, mind-mapping, and argument-mapping techniques
- Managing sources, quotations, and references by using online research tools appropriately and responsibly
- Writing creatively with the target audience in mind and in an autonomous manner
- Summarizing own research orally
Course Progression
- Theoretical framework (3–4 lessons)
- Interactive and individual exercises (5-6 lessons)
- Active writing practice with tutorial support (parallel with last 3 lessons, individual)
- Submission of papers + oral presentations (1 lesson)
- Evaluation (1 lesson)
Participants are required to
- Attend at least 75% of contact lessons (sessions build on each other);
- Complete at least 75% of home assignments (Quizlet, learning = doing);
- Submit a short mock essay / excerpt from a research paper written elsewhere
- Summarising one’s research path and research paper orally, as proof of authorship.
- Instructor: Robert Gulyas