Syllabus
There are plenty of resources concerning writing academic papers. The following list of recommended titles may be helpful. Choose any of them or any other similar guidelines.
ALAMARGOT, D.; CHANQUOY, L.: Through the Models of Writing. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2001.
BAILEY, S.: Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. London: Routledge, 2015.
BIBER, D.; GRAY, B.: Grammatical Complexity in Academic English: Linguistic Change in Writing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016.
BOTTOMLEY, J.: Academic Writing for International Students of Science. London: Routledge, 2015.
COOPER, P.: Academic English: Writing Essays & Dissertations. Prague: Metropolitan University Prague, 2011.
GRAFF G., BIRKENSTEIN C.: They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. New York: W. W. Norton & Co. Harvard, 2014.
GOODSON, P.: Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing. Los Angeles: SAGE Publishing, 2013.
HACKER, D.: Rules For Writers: A Brief Handbook. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000.
HORNBY, A. S.: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
HAYOT, E.: The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities. Columbia: Columbia University Press, 2014.
JORDAN, M. K.; PLAKANS, L.: Reading and Writing for Academic Success. Michigan: Michigan Publishing. 2003.
SWALES, J. M. & FEAK B. C.: Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2012.
SWAN, M.: Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.
WALWORK, A.: English for Writing Research Papers. New York: Springer, 2016.
Annotation
Academic English Exam is a compulsory examination to be passed during the second year of study. It consists of a book review/essay (on a book listed above) and a colloquium on your paper.
This examination requires a reasonably high level of competence in English in terms of accuracy, logical coherence and textual cohesion (i.e. communicative competence alone does not suffice). The objective is to enhance your overall proficiency in academic English, especially your writing and reading skills so that you are well prepared for writing your final Bachelor Paper.