LANG 5070 Critical Writing for Global China Studies

LANG 5070 - Critical Writing for Global China Studies

Overview

Turn dense academic texts into confident, evidence-based arguments. LANG5070 gives postgraduate researchers in global China studies the critical reading and academic writing skills that power a successful research career — in English, and on your own terms.

Highlights

  • training to read the field’s most demanding academic texts critically, and to respond with arguments backed by solid evidence
  • hands-on workshops, small-group seminar discussions and blended learning tasks, practising real academic communication and get personalised feedback at every stage
  • bridging the gap between theory and practice

Assessments

  • Written assignment:
    Draft 1 to compare and justify the selection of two articles/sources;
    Final annotated bibliography of three articles.  
  • Academic speaking: Seminar discussion in groups of 5 to analyse and critique academic texts
  • Final reflection on the research process through the semester
  • Blended learning tasks

Target Students

MSc in Global China Studies students

Learning Experience

Student testimonials

  • "The course is very practical and each class was designed to be relevant, especially to those of us who have not had much training in academic writing in English."
  • "The course bridged the gap between theory and practice and has provided me with a solid foundation for my academic development."
  • "This course helped me to understand academic writing in a very practical way."
  • "I learned how to give an academic presentation and developed my academic writing skills."
  • "Through this course, I have not only improved my English academic writing skills but I have also acquired the important skills of carrying out academic criticism and compiling bibliographies."

Course outcomes

  • Understanding features of a range of academic research genres
  • Developing critical and analytical interpretations of data, sources and arguments in texts
  • Producing written arguments with integrated sources and appropriate linguistic and rhetorical conventions
  • Communicating own research questions and findings to peers and scholars of global China studies

Syllabus

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