ACADEMIC ENGLISH Ⅲ

모든 학생들은 서구 문화와 사회에 관하여 정보를 얻기 위해 그들의 삶에서 영어 독해를 하거나 작문을 한다. 본 강좌에서 학생들은 담당교수에 의해 주어진 학습과제나 다양한 활동을 통하여 언어의 인지적 능력(독해)과 생산적 능력(작문)을 학습하고 향상시킬 수 있는 기회를 갖는다. 본 강좌의 목표는 독해 능력과 작문 능력을 종합적으로 향상시키는 것이다. 이러한 목표를 달성하기 위하여 여러 토픽을 통해 학생들의 어휘와 문법을 강화시키고 더 나아가서 학생들의 흥미와 적극적 참여를 유도할 수 있도록 한다. 교수자는 또한 본 강좌가 언어능력과 문화적 양상을 통합하는 활발한 학습의 장이 되도록 한다.

This course is intended to extend and refine the writing skills that a university scholar would need, and empower students to continuously improve their ability to write in a professional and academic manner. Course content has an emphasis on logical ideas, structure, reliable and thorough research, and proper writing style. Writing tasks include a variety of styles and purposes, and focus on integrity (of ideas and authorship), word choice, and grammar. Writing while using research, citation, and multiple drafts will be required and encouraged. Students will have occasion to work alone and with a partner(s). Class members will be expected, in particular, to focus on research in their writing, that is, to find and synthesize (with students' own original ideas) other sources of information, and follow the APA citation style. Becoming an informed and independent thinker requires developing the skills of integrating a variety of texts from different authors into a unified understanding, and creating new ideas based on this. To recap, course objectives include: 1 - Learn about, Practice, & adopt various writing genres 2 - Cultivate academic writing skills, such as identifying & removing informal vocabulary from our written works 3 - Gain skill & confidence w/ research (etc)

Class rules will be elaborated in a separate syllabus to be distributed in class (via CTL) because this format is too limited to express them clearly and fully. These rules include the following general principles: 1 - Use English for class communications, inside and outside class (such as when writing emails and doing work) 2 - Submit all assignments in a timely manner & in the required formats. Any extension needs appropriate prior approval, which must be requested by email within a specific time frame. 3 - Use the class website effectively & frequently. 4 - Be aware, informed, & responsible. You are the manager of yourself, your work, & your actions, so monitor your progress & keep records of feedback, grades, etc. 5 - Save all work to cloud storage, always! 6 - Show academic honesty, along with integrity and originality. Plagiarism will be strongly punished, including “AI plagiarism” (the use of large language models to write your work) 7 - Participate positively in class 8 - Support one another during class, by sharing ideas, offering suggestions + feedback during in-class writing activities, and so on 9 - Reflect on your work to guide your growth 10 - Stay focused during class time; resist the temptation to use Kakaotalk, to surf the web, or to do work for another class during our class time!

Everyone will need: 1 - Basic writing and editing skills (including, of course, familiarity with grammar-checking) 2 - Microsoft Word, for typing and editing assignments 3 - Access to the internet during class (to save paper and protect the environment, some handouts are provided in digital formats only), and outside of class to view course materials 4 - an open mind

This course is meaningful and supportive in a number of practical ways: 1 - you are all scholars now; being able to independently choose a meaningful topic, research it, formulate an outline for a report or essay, incorporate the results of your (online) research into your own ideas, and present it are all absolutely necessary skills 2 - many careers require thoughtful, informed, and critical thinkers. This course is one (of many at KAC) which aims to help you cultivate those skills 3 - to complete your graduation thesis and especially if you have any plan to enter graduate school, you will need the skills and insights that this course aims to help you develop 4 - Knowledge of formatting, basic email and business-letter writing etiquette, and so on are necessary for a successful life as an intern or career employee