Course Title: Academic Writing

Course Code: 321-ENG-2

Program: BA, English
Department: Department of English
College: College of Arts
Institution: University of Bisha
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Table of Contents
A. Course Identification .................................................................................................... 3
6. Mode of Instruction (mark all that apply) ............................................................................... 3
B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes ............................................................... 4
1. Course Description ................................................................................................................. 4
2. Course Main Objective............................................................................................................ 4
3. Course Learning Outcomes ..................................................................................................... 4
C. Course Content ............................................................................................................. 4
D. Teaching and Assessment ............................................................................................ 5
1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and Assessment
Methods ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2. Assessment Tasks for Students ............................................................................................... 5
E. Student Academic Counseling and Support .............................................................. 6
F. Learning Resources and Facilities............................................................................... 6
1.Learning Resources .................................................................................................................. 6
2. Facilities Required................................................................................................................... 7
G. Course Quality Evaluation .......................................................................................... 7
H. Specification Approval Data ....................................................................................... 7

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A. Course Identification

1. Credit hours: 2
2. Course type
a. University College Department √ Others
b. Required √ Elective
3. Level/year at which this course is offered: Level-5/ Third Year
4. Pre-requisites for this course: 221 Eng-6

5. Co-requisites for this course: NA

6. Mode of Instruction
No Mode of Instruction Contact Hours Percentage
1 Traditional classroom 25.5 85%
2 Blended
3 E-learning 4.5 15%
4 Correspondence
5 Other

7. Actual Learning Hours

No Activity Learning Hours
Contact Hours
1 Lecture 30
2 Laboratory/Studio
3 Tutorial
4 Others
Total 30
Other Learning Hours*
1 Study 20
2 Assignments 5
3 Library 5
4 Projects/Research Essays/Theses 10
5 Online Activities 10
Total 50

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B. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

1. Course Description

Academic Writing course is meant to practice the skills that can be applied to produce
different types of advanced academic writings including paraphrasing, reviews,
critiques, summaries, articles, proposals etc. It helps learners to develop the techniques
that are needed for successful academic writings, i.e. covering style, time management,
plagiarism, referencing as well as planning, structuring, proof reading and re-writing.

2. Course Main Objectives

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Demonstrate their knowledge of advanced academic writing skills by analyzing a

variety of advanced rhetorical situations and producing appropriate texts in response.
2) Develop techniques to achieve coherence and meaning in different types of report
writing, assignment writing and paraphrasing.
3) Write different types of reviews.
4) Analyze and apply the basic guidelines of academic style in their writings.
5) Avoid plagiarism in writing.
6) Evaluate and formulate the elements of revision, editing and proof reading.

3. Course Learning Outcomes

CLOs Aligned PLOs
1 Knowledge:
1.1 Recognize the distinct dimensions of writing. K.1
1.2 Explain opinions using examples. K.3
2 Skills :
2.1 Demonstrate the required skills and abilities of advanced writing skills S.1
including systematic thinking skills, comparing & contrasting skills.
2.2 Analyze different genres of writing. S.3
2.3 Demonstrate language based professionalism in their future careers. S.1
3 Competence:
3.1 Develop effective operational proficiency of the English Language in C.1
writing skills.
3.2 Establish communication effectively in English in various social and C.2
academic contexts.
3.3 Compose advanced write-ups independently. C.5

C. Course Content
Contact
No List of Topics
Hours
1 General Introduction of the Course 2
2 Introduction to Academic Writing: its Purpose, Types and Approaches 2
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3 The elements and techniques of PARAPHRASING 2

4 How to write effective ASSIGNMENTS 2
5 Writing SUMMARIES and CRITIQUES 4
6 Writing REPORTS and CASE Studies 4
7 How to write a REVIEW: book review, literature review 4
8 Avoiding PLAGIARISM 4
9 Components of Academic STYLE 2
10 Re-writing and PROOF Reading 2
11 Revision 2
Total 30

D. Teaching and Assessment

1. Alignment of Course Learning Outcomes with Teaching Strategies and
Assessment Methods
Code Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Strategies Assessment Methods
1.0 Knowledge
Recognize the distinct dimensions of Lecturing. Quizzes.
1.1 Presentation. Assignments.
writing.
Corrective feedback. Activities (Online-
Explain opinions using examples. Pair/Group Work. classroom-homework).
1.2 Demos. Term/Final exams.

2.0 Skills
Demonstrate the required skills and Lecturing.
abilities of advanced writing skills Presentation. Quizzes.
2.1 Corrective feedback. Assignments.
including systematic thinking skills, Pair/Group Work. Activities (Online-
comparing & contrasting skills. Demos. classroom-homework).
2.2 Analyze different genres of writing. Eclectic methods Term/Final exams.
Demonstrate language based Flipped classroom
2.3 professionalism in their future careers.

3.0 Competence
Develop effective operational
3.1 proficiency of the English Language in Lecturing. Quizzes.
writing skills. Presentation. Assignments.
Corrective feedback. Activities (Online-
Establish communication effectively in Pair/Group Work. classroom-homework).
3.2 English in various social and academic Demos. Term/Final exams.
contexts.
Compose advanced write-ups
3.3
independently.
2. Assessment Tasks for Students
Percentage of Total
# Assessment task* Week Due Assessment Score
1 Quiz 3 %5
2 Quiz 6 %5
3 Class Activity 8 %5
4 Midterm 10 %20
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Percentage of Total
# Assessment task* Week Due
Assessment Score
5 Quiz 12 %5
6 Online Activity 13 %5
7 Assignment Semester 14 %5
8 Final Exam 16 %50

E. Student Academic Counseling and Support

Arrangements for availability of faculty and teaching staff for individual student
consultations and academic advice :
1- Each student is assigned an academic advisor on the Electronic Academic System
(https://registration.ub.edu.sa/bisha/init).
2- The college and department academic counseling committees provide support for
students (www.ub.edu.sa/web/sab/-6).
3- Teachers are available for 5 hours weekly in their offices for individual students'
consultation and academic advice.

F. Learning Resources and Facilities

1.Learning Resources
1. Required Textbooks(a careful selection of the materials to be made
as per contents of the course):
1. Academic Writing: A Practical Guide for Students. Stephen
Bailley. 2011.
Required Textbooks 2. Academic Writing for Graduate Students – Essential Tasks
and Skills. Second Edition. John M. Swales and Christine B.
Feak. 2004. The University of Michigan Press.
3. Supplementary Material that includes advanced writing
activities of different genres.
Essential References
NA
Materials

• Murray, Rowena, and Sarah Moore (2006). The Handbook of

Electronic Materials
Academic Writing: A Fresh Approach (Maidenhead: Open
University Press)
• Richards, Janet C., and Sharon K. Miller (2008). Doing
Academic Writing in Education: Connecting the Personal and the
Professional (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum)

Other Learning
NA
Materials

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2. Facilities Required
Item Resources

Accommodation Classroom

Technology Resources Projectors

Other Resources
NA

G. Course Quality Evaluation

Evaluation
Areas/Issues
• Effectiveness of teaching
• Effectiveness of
assessment
• Achievement of CLOs
(course learning
outcomes)
• Quality of learning
resources
• Effectiveness of
improvement plans
Evaluators Evaluation Methods
• Questionnaires.
• Direct feedback.
• Students • Peer reviews reports.
• Teacher • Class observations and
• Program Coordinator reviews.
• Peer Reviewers • Annual staff reports.
• Course and program
reports.
• Questionnaires
• Direct feedback.
• Peer reviews reports.
• Class observations and
• Teacher
reviews.
• Program Coordinator
• Annual staff reports.
• Course and program
reports.
• Exam paper evaluation
• Exam results analysis.
• Teacher
• Course and program
• Program Coordinator
reports.
• Questionnaire.
• Teacher
• Course and program
• Program Coordinator
reports.
• Teacher • Course and program
• Program Coordinator reports.

H. Specification Approval Data

Council / Committee Department Council
Reference No. 01/01/17/39-39
Date 17/07/1439H

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