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  • Techniques du travail universitaire 3 (TTU) /Study Skills

    Larbi Ben M’hidi University- Oum El Bouaghi
    Faculty of Letters and Languages
    Department of English 

    Level: Second Year (LMD)
    Module: Study Skills 3 (TTU)
    Code: UEM 2.1
    Credits: 4
    Coefficient: 2
    Teacher in charge:  Aaid Salah Eddine                                                
    Email: salah.aaid@univ-oeb.dz


    Instructional Objectives:

    Students will be able to:

    1. Understand formatting and source documentation in humanities.
    2. Recognize the basics of MLA (S3) and APA (S4) documentation styles.
    3. Explore how MLA regulates language, document format, in-text citation, and references in academic writing.
    4. Compare MLA Style 8 ed. and APA style 7 ed.
    5. Use the basics of each style of formatting as they write an essay. 

    Description of the Course: 

    This course is meant to guide students to improve their academic writing by learning to use the art of formatting effectively. It encourages students to overcome the offence of plagiarism by acquiring how to build their academic self via using MLA style as they quote or paraphrase sources either within their texts or when dealing with reference entries. 

    Target Group (s):

    Second Year Students, LMD

    Speciality: English 

    Course Prerequisites:

    =) Paraphrasing, quoting, summarizing, and writing coherent paragraphs.

    =) Self, time and task management skills.

    Course Instructional Materials:

    Slideshow, videos, pdf, WORD texts, and links.

    Third Semester Outline:

    The content of S3 is as follows:

    Lesson 01: An introduction to MLA style 8 edition

    Practice 01

    Lesson 02: Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty.

    Practice 02

    Lesson 03: Document Format and Works Cited List in MLA Style

    Practice 03

    Lesson 04: In-text Citations in MLA Style.

    Practice 04

    Lesson 05: Building the Academic Self: Authorship and independent learning 

    Practice 05

    06 Glossary of key concepts & Practice correction guide

    Session Duration: 90 minutes
    Evaluation: 

    At the end of the instruction unit, students are expected to answer questions related to the theoretical background of formatting and do tasks related to practice.  50% of the grading score pertains to tutorial tests, homework, tasks and presentations (continuous evaluation). On the other hand, 50% of the evaluation relies on the final exam.  








    • Pre-test Devoir

      This is to set the requirements that second-year students need to complete before starting this course. 

    • How to find your study skills lecture on moodle? URL

      Even if you do not have an account on the Moodle Platform, it is possible to log in as a guest and get access to your lectures in Study Skills. It is open-source. It does not require any password. 

      Enjoy it.

    • Key Reference: MLA 8th Edition Fichier

      This handbook is used as the main reference in teaching the material of the first semester. Students can refer to it in order to gain further information about the MLA format. 

    • Question & Discussion Forum

      The more you practise MLA, the better you become in mastering its format.

      Think about these terms and reflect on them: in-text citation, footnote, endnote, works cited, and plagiarism.

      Have you ever come across these terms? If yes, where? If not, what do you think they mean in our context?

  • Lecture 01: An Introduction to MLA Style

                                                                                                                    

    Course 01Lesson Description:
    The first lecture introduces second-year students to the Modern Language Association format. Its use is common when citing references in the field of humanities. In our case, students rely on it as they write research papers in the field of civilization and literature. 

    Learning Objectives:
    The main objectives of this lecture are as follows:
    1- Students will be familiar with the logic of the 8th edition of MLA. 
    2- Students will also recognize the nine features of MLA when citing references and make the difference between the academic container and the digital container.

    • The Slide Show of the First Lecture (Video) URL

      This video introduces second-year students to the Modern Language Association format (MLA).

    • PDf of the first lecture Fichier

      Keywords: Modern Language Association, Universal Guidelines, Core features of documentation, MLA 8th Edition.

    • Practice 01 (PDF) Fichier
      Practice 01 consists of activities that aim to engage second-year students with the new paradigm of MLA Style. They also make the students retain information as they discuss and think critically about the material.
    • A Correction Guide to Practice 01 URL

      This is a slide show that explains verbally how to answer the 4 activities. Make sure to remember the key answers to the following items: format, sources of documentation, academic and digital containers, chart of identification, the core features of documentation (author, title, etc.). The universal guidelines of MLA 8th Edition.

  • Lecture 02: Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty


    Course 02: Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty

    Lesson Description:

    The second lecture is entitled: Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty. It aims at raising awareness about the negative impact of plagiarism on academic integrity and the performance of students. The lecture accentuates the importance of using the tools of citation and formatting in order to set the seeds of academic authorship. 

    Learning Objectives:

    The main objectives of this lecture are as follows:

    - Students will recognize the negative impact of plagiarism on their academic progress

    - Students will identify the importance of relying on MLA and APA formats in order to overcome the burden of academic dishonesty. 

    • The Slide Show of the Second Lecture (Video) URL

      This video reveals the negative impact of plagiarism upon the academic integrity of the researcher and the reputation of academic institutions. In addition, it provides second-year students with key techniques in order to overcome this burden and learn how to build up academic authorship using the art of citation.

    • PDF of the Second Lecture Fichier

      Keywords: plagiarism, academic dishonesty, academic integrity and common knowledge

    • Practice 02 (PDF) Fichier

      Practice 02 consists of activities that aim to raise awareness of the second-year students about the bad practice of plagiarism. They also make students detect different forms of plagiarism and learn to avoid them by relying on paraphrasing and quoting.

    • A Correction Guide to Practice 02 Fichier

      The correction guide contains key answers to different activities. It also contains feedback to possible answers. 

  • Lecture 03: Document Format and the Works Cited List

    Lesson Description: 

    The third lecture aims at introducing second-year students to the document format and the convention of Works Cited Entry (References in other words). The lecture reinforces the process of works citation by providing different examples and activities about Works Cited Entry. 

    Part A: It is about the document format 

    Part B (entitled part1 on Youtube) is about Works Cited Entry. Find below the link to the Slide show of this part:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGQ5PNbWQQ&t=875s

    Learning Objectives:

    1-Second-year students will be able to use document format correctly according to MLA when writing an academic paper.

    2- Second-year students will be able to format references correctly according to the rubric of Works cited entries.



    • Slide Show of Part A: Document Format URL

      The third lecture aims at introducing second-year students to the document format and the convention of Works Cited Entry (References in other words).

      To watch illustrations about: Heading title, tables and visual illustrations, please follow this link (A):

      https://youtu.be/4hEThbhr03Y?t=15

    • Slide show (video) of Part B/ the Works Cited List URL

      The third lecture aims at introducing second-year students to the document format and the convention of Works Cited Entry (References in other words). The lecture reinforces the process of works citation by providing different examples and activities about Works Cited Entry. 

      This link will take you to Part B (entitled part1 on Youtube); it is about Works Cited Entry:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGQ5PNbWQQ&t=875s



    • The Handout (PDF) of Lecture 03/ Document Format and the Works Cited List Fichier

      =) Download your lecture.

      Keywords: Document format, Identification Chart, Works Cited Entry, Inch.

    • Practice 03 Fichier

      =) Download your practice and make sure to work on it. It is the only way to retain the piece of information that we have seen in the lecture.

      It consists of activities that target the skill of making a valid works-cited entry.

    • A Correction Guide to Practice 3 Fichier

      It contains key answers to different activities.


  • Lecture 04: In-text Citation in MLA Style

    Lesson Description:

     Lecture four aims at introducing in-text citation with its codes and conventional format in MLA style so that the student will be able to use it easily. The lecture also provides three guiding activities (Activities 4, 5, and 6) to build up the skill of formatting in humanities.

    Learning Objective:

    - Second-year students will be able to use in-text citations effectively during their research or academic writing. 


  • Lecture 5: Building the academic self: authorship and independent learning

    Lesson Description:

    This lecture is marked as the fruit of the third semester. It inspires students to become independent learners and confident academic writers as it introduces them to tips that may help them achieve this aim.  

    Our Slogan is: don't panic. It is just reading, thinking, writing and documenting. 


    Lesson Objectives:

    By the end of this course, students will be:

    1-    Motivated to write and use the insights of MLA style when writing presentation reviews

    2-    Confident to start applying the acquired tips introduced by Davis when writing and documenting sources.


  • 6- A Glossary of S1 key terms and concepts

  • Final Exam (50% of evaluation)

    Formatting comes with a sense of responsibility and passion for research and writing. 
    Best of Luck