DAJ1 English for specific purposes - academic writing

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Alena Hradilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Mgr. Libor Štěpánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová (assistant)
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Gabriela Hublová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Štefan Kosztolányi (assistant)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Magda Nezvalová, M.A. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D.
Pan-university studies
Contact Person: PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
DAJ1/1: No timetable has been entered into IS. L. Štěpánek
DAJ1/2: No timetable has been entered into IS. A. Hradilová
Prerequisites
Upper-intermediate language skills in English, ability to actively participate in class discussions and basic experience in academic writing. (B2/C1)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
Course objectives
By the end of this course, the students will be able to write and critically asses a well structured abstract of a scientific article, they will be aware of typical features of academic writing within its structure and will have samples of their own writing assessed in an international forum discussion. The aim of the course is to expose students to texts which contain these typical characteristics as well as to practice their own writing style.
Syllabus
  • Through class discussion and videoconferencing connections with experts, the students will practice the following aspects of English academic writing: 1. general characteristics and types of writing, 2. complex structure of academic writing, 3. academic writing style, 4. paragraph, its composition, length and cohesion, 5. academic text types (definitions, examples, classification, comparing and contrasting, cause and effect), 6. plagiarism and referencing, quoting, paraphrasing and summarising.
Literature
  • BALLENGER, Bruce. The curious researcher :a guide to writing research papers. 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2001, xxviii, 35. ISBN 0-205-31911-4. info
  • BHATIA, V. K. Analysing genre : language use in professional settings. 1st pub. Harlow: Longman, 1993, xvi, 246. ISBN 0582085241. info
  • SWALES, John. Genre analysis : English in academic and research settings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, xi, 260. ISBN 0521338131. info
Assessment methods
Requirements: The students are expected to actively participate in three seminars which will have the form of a class peer discussion and video conference discussion with experts from abroad. They will also be expected to play an active role in the e-forum and deliver samples of their writing for class assessment.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Výuka je realizována při minimální počtu 10 přihlášených studentů.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Do každé skupiny bude zařazeno minimálně 10, maximálně 15 studentů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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