https://at-ceu.studyguide.timeedit.net/modules/SOCL5000?type=COREThe course will help you develop as a writer within the English-speaking academic community, by raising awareness of, practicing, and reflecting upon the conventions of written texts. As well as an introduction to critical thinking and writing, the course will also develop your awareness of the conventions of research-based academic writing, both regarding structural elements such as the introduction, literature review and conclusion, and how to use the work of other authors appropriately in your work. You will also have the chance to reflect on how these conventions influence the development of your own voice. In the fall we will focus on the research process and the research proposal as well as micro and macro-level argumentation for response and term papers. The winter sessions will concentrate on the thesis writing process, helping you develop and present a thesis topic, situate your research within existing theoretical and topical scholarships, as well as structure your work into logically sequenced and well-argued thesis chapters.