TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to develop a research topic, 2) will be able to integrate research results and argument formulation into academic paper writing.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	Yes(AMER102)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	By further developing the skills acquired through the Advanced Composition course, this course concentrates on formulating research questions and developing an argument, methods of organization, types of support, and incorporating secondary sources into critical writing. The course also integrates research skills (using libraries, media, the internet and special collections) in the process of writing scholarly papers.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week What is a Research Paper and How to Write One? 2nd Week MLA Documentation for Works Cited, Part I 3rd Week MLA Documentation for Works Cited, Part II 4th Week Details of MLA Style 5th Week Midterm 6th Week Thinking about Orwell?s 1984; Choosing and Narrowing a Research Topic 7th Week Doing Research on Orwell?s 1984; Finding Secondary Sources 8th Week Formulating a Thesis Statement; Deadline: Annotated Bibliography, Part I 9th Week Writing an Introduction; Deadline: Annotated Bibliography, Part II 10th Week Planning and Outlining; Deadline: Introduction and Thesis Statement 11th Week Citations and Formatting; Plagiarism 12th Week Developing an Academic Voice; Deadline: Detailed Outline
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	MLA Handbook. 8th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2016.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Project,Other,Practice,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Assignment 3 45 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No