ISKM09 Librarian English

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Michal Lorenz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Ladislava Zbiejczuk Suchá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 14:00–15:40 B2.43, except Fri 19. 4.
Prerequisites
Intermediate/upper-intermediate knowledge of English (B2 level according to CEFR) is expected.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to develop, in a disciplinary context, the ability and skills to formulate work and formulate ideas in the English language.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, the students will be able:
- to use a variety of reading strategies appropriate for the intended outcome
- to process and to reconstruct the notes based on an academic text into a fluent written or spoken utterance
- to interact skillfully with other participants in a discussion
- to apply a variety of cohesive devices for connecting ideas into coherent complex sentences
- to write an abstract of a presentation
- to prepare and present an academic poster according to the conventions in the field
- to write a report / summary
Syllabus
  • Full-day workshop May 17th 2024
  • Follow-up questionnaire
Literature
  • CRONIN, Blaise. Cutting the Gordian Knot. Information Processing & Management. 1995, 31(6): 897-902.
  • Van HOUSE, Nancy A. – SUTTON, Stuart A. The Panda Syndrome: An Ecology of LIS Education. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science. 1999, 37(2): 131-147.
  • FURNER, Jonathan. Information Studies Without Information. Library Trends. 2004, 52(3), 427 – 446. ISSN 0024-2594.
  • NOLIN, Jan – ĂSTRÖM, Frederick. Turning weakness into strenght: strategies for future LIS. Journal of Documentation. 2010, 66 (1), 7 – 27. ISSN 0022-0418.
  • ROTHSTEIN, Samuel. Why People Really Hate Library Schools. Library Journal. 1986, 110(6), 41 – 48. ISSN 0363-0277.
  • RAYWARD, W. Boyd. Visions of Xandu: Paul Otlet (1868-1944) and Hypertext. Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 1994, 45(4): 235 – 250. ISSN 1532-2890.
  • BUCKLAND, Michael. Emanuel Goldberg, Electronic Document Retrieval, and Vannevar Bush’s Memex. Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 1992, 43(4): 284 – 294. ISSN 1532-2890.
  • Guy A. Marco, (1996) "Two false dogmas of information science", New Library World, Vol. 97 Issue: 7, pp.11-14, https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809610148766
Teaching methods
The seminars focus on developing language and academic skills with the use of the following methods:
- pair discussions, group discussions, round tables
- working on posters and presenting them (individual or groupwork)
- home preparation
- formative feedback on spoken and written language
- reflection
Assessment methods
The course ends with a credit for which two conditions must be met:
- participation in the workshop on 17 May 2024, including work on the group presentation
- written reflection of the workshop submitted via IS.muni.cz
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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