Reading Skills, S2, UE1

In this practice-led course that builds on the Reading Skills course of the first semester we will develop reading strategies to extract information, evaluate the argumentative structure of research papers. The main focus will be on the critical reading of an essay’s argument. Students will be invited to discuss the quality of the argument in research papers related to their own research areas. We will pay special attention to structural and linguistic devices and work on what critical reading is. Students will be asked to make a critical presentation of research papers to the group. Active participation is obligatory.

12 heures/semestre



Writing Skills, S2, UE1

The focus of this course will be on the specific skills required for writing the various parts of an research paper: creating an abstract, an introduction, constructing and developing an argument, making effective transitions between parts, conclusions, etc. The class will be run on a workshop basis and students will be expected to contribute with samples of their own writing.

12 heures/semestre



 

Reading Skills
Compétences visées
Analyser textes et documents ; s’exprimer et dialoguer ; contextualiser ; prendre position et construire un argument abouti à l’oral et à l’écrit ; synthétiser, décloisonner, transférer ; s’organiser et planifier son travail.

Writing Skills
Compétences visées
Prendre position et construire un argument abouti ; analyser textes et documents ; contextualiser ; s’exprimer et dialoguer ; synthétiser, décloisonner, transférer ; s’organiser et planifier son travail.