COURSE SYLLABUS FOR017F
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course name: Academic Writing in English
Credits: (7.5)
Course code: FOR017F
Education cycle: Third cycle
Syllabus decided by: Head of Department at the Department of Arts, Communication and Education
Examiner: Professor Lydia Kokkola, lydia.kokkola@ltu.se
Entry requirements: Participants should be PhD students at LTU. Depending on the number of PhD
students participating, other LTU employees or PhD students at other universities may also participate.
Intended learning outcomes:
At the end of the course, the postgraduate will
 Be acquainted with the process of submitting a paper for reviewed publication
 Be able to demonstrate knowledge of the ethical issues of publication
 Demonstrate knowledge of the main writing problems novice academic writers face, identify problems
in their own writing and have strategies for resolving those problems
 Be able to outline the main ways in which writing in Academic English differs from academic writing
in at least one other language
 Be able to find information about how to correct grammatical errors
 Write an academic article in English which is both grammatically accurate and easy to read
Course contents:
The goal of this course is to support postgraduate students as they write their first academic article in English.
Postgraduates should already have a general command of English before they begin this course. During the
course, they will submit sections of their paper for detailed written feedback. The final assignment is the
completed article. A draft of this can be discussed 1:1 with the teacher. The reading for this course is primarily
the literature for the article. Short texts on aspects of writing will be placed in Fronter.
COURSE SYLLABUS FOR017F
Course methods: Lectures, individual writing assignments, revision, oral and written feedback
Examination format: writing portfolio
Grading scale: G/U/
Literature: Content literature will be chosen by the students in collaboration with their supervisors. Literature
on writing will be selected from a variety of sources and placed in Fronter.
Course period: 10 weeks (start time by mutual agreement)
Application:
Application form to karin.lindebrandt@ltu.se
Application deadline: on-going
Contact: Prof. Lydia Kokkola
Tuition fee: (Should the course not be allocated any resources through the internal resource allocation at
LTU, the department reserves the right to charge participants from other universities (national or
international) and participants from other departments.)