MAW Academic Writing for Master's Degree

Pan-university studies
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Filip Hanzelka (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D.
Language Centre
Contact Person: PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:30 U44
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to produce different genres of academic texts at upper-intermediate/advanced level. They should be able to use sophisticated strategies to help them understand abstract academic texts and interpret logical relations between parts of a coherent academic text.
Entry expectations: upper-intermediate language skills in English, ability to actively participate in class discussions and basic experience in academic writing. (B2/C1)
Syllabus
  • Through class discussions and intensive writing, students will learn to interpret and practice aspects of English academic writing in the course. 1. general characteristics and types of writing, talking about one's own research, describing research to different audiences
  • 2. the paragraph: the topic sentence, the T-E-E structure, coherence; describing research to fellow students
  • 3. academic writing style, formal vs. informal register; transformations of short texts
  • 4. case detail report: reporting formally on experiences
  • 5. complex structure of academic writing, nominalization, the passives
  • 6. writing summaries for different purposes
  • 7. writing abstracts
  • 8. abstracts, introductions and conclusions
  • 9. plagiarism and referencing, quoting, paraphrasing and summarising.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor, Janice DE HAAFF, Alena HRADILOVÁ and David SCHÜLLER. Academic English – Akademická angličtina: Průvodce anglickým jazykem pro studenty, akademiky a vědce (Academic English: a guide for students, academics and scientists). Praha: Grada, 2011, 224 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-3577-1. info
Teaching methods
writing assignments and reflections mostly at home, weekly in-class sessions: analyses, discussions and peer-review
Assessment methods
Requirements: The students are expected to a) actively come to and participate in the seminars, b) hand-in their assignments in time and c) comment on peers' work. In each category, 75 per cent activity/success rate is expected.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015.
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