| Type of course: | Elective (1 of 3) |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Erasmus Language of instruction: | English |
| Name of lecturer: | Adina Botas |
| Seminar tutor: | Adina Botas |
| Form of education | Full-time |
| Form of instruction: | Lecture |
| Number of teaching hours per semester: | 28 |
| Number of teaching hours per week: | 2 |
| Semester: | Autumn |
| Form of receiving a credit for a course: | Grade |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 |
This course is concerned with exploring the notion of "communication" from a philological perspective, of what philologists do and communicate in the world, according to various possible fields of interest (Linguistics, Translation studies, Literary studies, Discourse studies, Language teaching and education etc). Lectures and discussions are based on the particularities of academic writing and speaking, with a particular focus on discovering and applying the APA referencing style.
By the end of this course, students will be able to elaborate a piece of text in accordance with the basic principles of academic writing with APA referencing, in the form of a short final paper, and deliver an oral presentation of the written paper.