WORKSHOP: ACADEMIC WRITING (EMAILS, REPORTS, THESES)

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2023/2024
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2024/2025
Course type: 
Various educational activities
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
2
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
16
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (16 hours)
Requirements: 

The starting point is the writing skills learned in secondary school, which the laboratory intends to consolidate.

Final Examination: 
Orale

The last lesson will be dedicated to the drafting of written papers, to be corrected in groups.

Assessment: 
Giudizio Finale

The laboratory deals with some topics suitable for achieving awareness of writing. The aim is very practical: to obtain effective communication in order to enjoy the university.

The laboratory focuses particularly on school and university writing, the basis of professional writing skills.

The topics will be:
- egocentrism of the language and interweaving of speaking and writing;
- the functions and autonomy of writing;
- write and speak at university: notes, papers, e-mails, oral presentations, degree theses.

Lectures, individual and group exercises, shared discussion of emblematic cases.

The teacher receives at the end of the lessons, and is always reachable via e-mail.