Overview
Lecturer
Natalia Gloria Muntean
Seminar tutor
Natalia Gloria Muntean
Type of course
Elective (1 of 3)
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Language and literature
Field of study
Romanian Language and Literature - English Language and Literature
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Lecture
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
lecture, writing practice with feedback
Entry requirements
B2, C1 English level
Aims
Defining the main features of oral and written communication, of text production and reception (including scientific text from the humanistic domain), in English
Interpreting the relationship between the oral or written message and its context, explaining the argumentative methods as well as the techniques of the construction of the message in English
Organizing debates, constructing a study case and defending/indicating its structure
Course contents
1. Subject Lines
2. Structuring Content
3. Building a Relationship and Deciding the Level of Formality
4. Language, Translating and Spelling
5. Requests and Replies
6. Cover Letters for Summer Schools, Internships, Placements, Erasmus, PhD / MA / Postdoc Programs
7. Reference Letters
8. Writing Research Proposals and Research Statements
9. Writing a Student Peer Review
10. Useful Phrases
11.Tense Usage
Learning outcomes
students will acquire skills regarding the structuring and writing of the main types of letters and emails they may need to write in their academic career, formal and informal, to editors,
colleagues, and professors, and also some guidelines on how to approach a student peer review.
Assessment
Elaboration of relevant written material pertaining to the course, e-mails and letters for particular situations as discussed in class. The elaboration of a portfolio of the practical written material pertaining to individual tasks and assignments.
Recommended reading
English for Academic Correspondence, Second Edition
Wallwork, A.,
Springer International Publishing Switzerland
Email and Commercial Correspondence - A Guide to Professional English
Wallwork, A.,
Springer, 2014
Writing that works: how to communicate effectively in business, e-mail, letters, memos, presentations, plans, reports, proposals, resumes, speeches [3rd revised]
Roman, K., Raphaelson
Quill, 2000
The Executive guide to e-mail correspondence : including model letters for every situation
Baude, D. M.
Career Press, Inc.,Franklin Lakes, NJ