This module introduces academic writing and focuses on avoiding plagiarism. It explains the importance of academic integrity when writing papers for college. Students will learn to express their own ideas while properly citing sources through in-text citations and a reference list. The module compares informal writing to writing for academic purposes. By the end, students will be able to identify plagiarism and academic integrity, and distinguish between academic and informal writing styles.

1. ENGLISH ADVANCED I MODULE II PROF. JOSADAC FLORES PÉREZ UVM Guadalajara North Campus English Academia

2. …This module introduces you to Academic Writing. There are several times that you use informal writing when writing an e-mail to your friends, chatting or writing a message to someone on the phone. When you are at college you will be asked to write academic papers… UVM Guadalajara North Campus English Academia

3. …In these kinds of papers you should not abbreviate words, use slangs or write informally. For this reason it is very important that you understand what academic integrity is, and how to avoid plagiarism when writing. When you write a paper for academic purposes you need to express your own thoughts and ideas… UVM Guadalajara North Campus English Academia

4. …When referring to original sources, you need to use proper in-text citations, quotations, and include a reference list of all sources cited in you paper. UVM Guadalajara North Campus English Academia

6. Compare and contrast between writing for academic purposes and writing informally. UVM Guadalajara North Campus English Academia

7. READING RESOURCES UVM Guadalajara North Campus English Academia

8. TOPIC:AUTONOMOUS LEARNING Little, D. (n.d.). Centre for languages and linguistics & area studies. Retrieved January 23, 2011, from Centre for languages and linguistics & area studies: http://www.llas.ac.uk/resources/gpg/1409 UVM Guadalajara North Campus English Academia

9. TOPIC: PLAGIARISM PlagiarismdotORG. (2011) What is Plagiarism? Retrieved July 15, 2010, from http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_is_plagiarism.html In this site you can have a general overview of plagiarism and find links to companies that offer universities resources to prevent and detect plagiarism UVM Guadalajara North Campus English Academia

10. TOPIC :ACADEMIC WRITING LoveToKnow, Corp. (2010). What is Academic Writing. Your Dictionary.com. Retrieved July 9, 2010, from http://www.yourdictionary.com/dictionary-articles/Academic-Writing-Skills.html The link above describes the difference between academic writing and informal writing. It also describes some academic writing skills that need to be developed by a scholar writer. Monash University. (2010). What is academic writing? Language and Learning Online. Retrieved July 9, 2010, from http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/academic/1.xml The link above uses practical examples to introduce students to academic writing. Focus on the features that should be developed by an academic writer. UVM Guadalajara North Campus English Academia

11. TOPIC: ACADEMIC INTERITY York University. (2009, June 9). Academic Integrity Tutorial. Retrieved January 25, 2011 from http://www.yorku.ca/tutorial/academic_integrity/introdefn.html This tutorial will help you learn about academic integrity UVM Guadalajara North Campus English Academia