AJ23011 Academic Writing in English for Non-Anglicists

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Timetable
Mon 18:20–19:55 34
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! AJ09999 Qualifying Examination
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is intended for students of all fields of arts and sciences who would like to improve their academic writing skills. The course provides an introduction to various strategies of writing an academic text in English. Students will be trained in outlining, drafting, revising, and editing a research paper and in writing shorter texts e.g. a CV, an abstract, or a project statement. Attention will be paid to the stylistic differences between English and Czech academic texts. Students who want to register for the course are expected to have good knowledge of the English language; grammatical problems will be dealt with only to a very limited extent.
Syllabus
  • The course is intended for students of all fields of arts and sciences who would like to improve their academic writing skills. The course provides an introduction to various strategies of writing an academic text in English. Students will be trained in outlining, drafting, revising, and editing a research paper and in writing shorter texts e.g. a CV, an abstract, or a project statement. Attention will be paid to the stylistic differences between English and Czech academic texts. Students who want to register for the course are expected to have good knowledge of the English language; grammatical problems will be dealt with only to a very limited extent.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Students will be assessed by the quality of 4-5 different pieces of writing that they will have produced during the course.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=1
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006.
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