CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND TEACHERS TRAINING
SYLLABUS Study Program Code Subject Credits Semester Competence Standard
: English Teaching Study Program 12151613 : Scientific Writing (Writing V) 2 VI : This course aims to expose the scientific writing structure and writing process and teach the fundamentals of effective scientific writing. Instruction will focus primarily on the parts and process of writing, especially in English Teaching context. The course will be presented in two parts: (1) teaches students how to write effectively, concisely, and clearly and part (2) guides them to write an actual scientific manuscript.
Prerequisites Lecturer
Writing I, II, III & IV : Parlindungan Pardede Email:
[email protected] Class website/blog: http://parlindunganpardede.wordpress.com/category/writing/scientific-writing/ All lecture slides and home works are available for download on the course website (In general, no printout will be provided to students). This site will also be used for online discussion and some assignment submission. Class communication media: ELT Scientific Writing Group FB (https://www.facebook.com/groups/811707565510699/) This FB Group is limited for the class members only.
Required Texts
: 1. Pardede, P. (2012a). Scientific Article Structure. Jurnal Dinamika Pendidikan, 4(3), pp. 156-162 (Available on line at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260453687_SCIENTIFIC_ARTICLES_STRUCTURE?ev=prf_pub) 1
2. Pardede, P. (2012b). Citing and Referencing in Research Papers. (Available on line at: http://parlindunganpardede.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/citing-and-referencing-in-research-papers/) 3.. Malmfors, B., Garnsworthy, P., & Grossman,M. (2009). Writing and presenting scientific papers (2nd Edition). Nottingham: Nottingham University Press 4. Yang, J.T. (1999). An outline of scientific writing: for researchers with English as a foreign language. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 5. Some scientific articles to be informed during the semester
Course Outline Session 1
2-3
Basic Competence
Main Topic
Learning Activity
Students are able to explain the nature of scientific writing, including its definition, objective, connection with researches, and main sections.
Communicating Science The ABC of Science Communication Scientific vs. popular Science Writing Scientific Paper Sections and the Research Process
Lecture Discussion
Students are able to explain the generic scientific article structure
Scientific Articles Structure Generic Structure of Scientific Articles: Abstract Section
Lecture Discussion
Time Allocation (Minutes)
100
Approach Sources Malmfors, Garnsworthy, & Grossman, (2009), pp. 1-7
Remarks
F2F
Pardede (2012a) 200
F2F 2
4
Introduction Section Methodology Section Results Section Discussion Section Conclusion Section References Section Students are able to identify the Identification of the sections of Doing sections of a provided scientific a provided scientific article. assignment onarticle. line
Miscellaneous articles selected by the lecturer 150
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6
Students are able to write in effective sentences
Students are able to write in effective sentences
Word Choice Delete uninformative words and avoid redundancy Use one word to replace a phrase Avoid grandiloque Avoid cliché and euphemisms Use synonyms
Lecture Discussion Writing Assignment
Sentence Structure Subject-Verb Agreement Pronoun Reference Active And Passive Voice Nouns From Verbs Nouns From Verbs Modifiers
Lecture Discussion Writing Assignment
On-Line Materials will be provided on-line via the class website/blog about 1 hour before the class time
Yang (1999), pp. 3-9
100
F2F
Yang (1999), pp. 11-28 100
F2F
3
Punctuation American and British Styles 7
Students are able to write in effective paragraphs
Lecture Paragraph Structure Discussion Cover only one idea in each Writing paragraph Assignment Each sentence should support the topic of the paragraph Include information that explains why actions were taken Keep a consistent point of view Use parallel construction
Yang (1999), pp. 29-31
F2F
8 Mid-Semester Test 9
10
Students are able to explain the Tables and Figures nature, roles and uses of tables and figures in a scientific writing
Lecture Discussion Writing Assignment
Students are able to cite and Citing and Referencing in write references using APA style Research Papers appropriately. Reasons for Citing In-Text Citations Main Procedures for citing (APA Style) Referencing
Lecture Discussion Writing Assignment
100
Malmfors, Garnsworthy, & Grossman, (2009), pp. 17-21
F2F
Pardede (2012b)
100
F2F
4
11-12
13-14
Field research Planning “a mini research” project Determining the research topic Designing the instrument Determining the population and sample Writing the Paper Sections Students are able to produce a Writing sound scientific article based on Abstract and Key Words Introduction the “mini research” project Methodology conducted Results Discussion Conclusion References Students are able to conduct a “mini research” project to get data for writing a scientific article.
2 weeks
2 x 100 for F2F
Malmfors, Garnsworthy, & Grossman, (2009), pp. 37-44
Keep in touch through the F2F and face book On-Line
F2F
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