A2BP_SBPR Seminář k bakalářské práci

Pedagogická fakulta
jaro 2009
Rozsah
0/2/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Popelková
Rozvrh
St 8:50–10:30 učebna 41
Předpoklady
A2BP_SOZK Souborná zkouška || A2BK_SOZK Souborná zkouška
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course is designed to prepare students for writing their bachelor theses. The course is taught once in two weeks and it is also run on-line on Moodlinka. Students are required to attend at least 3/4 of all classes held during the semester. In class students will practice the skills that they will need for writing their theses and completing the course successfully. In class students will also have an opportunity to clarify anything that they find difficult or misleading when working on their assignments.
At the end of this course, students should be able to write their Bachelor theses on the topics of their own choice in the appropriate style, use the relevant research methods, and quote from and refer to the sources according to some respected styles.
Osnova
  • The course will cover the following topics:
  • methodology of research and science,
  • working with secondary sources,
  • stating an adequate research question,
  • avoiding plagiarism,
  • using different citation styles for citing sources,
  • writing a text in academic style.
Literatura
  • Gibaldi, J. MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 6th ed. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
  • Craswell, G. Writing for academic success: a postgraduate guide. London : SAGE Publications, 2005.
  • HAMP-LYONS, Liz a Ben HEASLEY. Study writing : a course in writing skills for academic purposes. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 213 s. ISBN 9780521534963. info
Metody hodnocení
Completion prerequisites:
Students are required to attend at least 75% of classes and 3 individual consultations. The course is based on continuous assessment and students are expected to submit 3 individual assignments, 1 group assignment and pass the final test.
The pass mark is 65% and students have to pass all the parts of continuous assessment to obtain the credits for the course.

Teaching methods:
- class explanation and discussion;
- controlled writing practice in seminars;
- home assignments (individual assignments: an abstract/summary, a list of references, a chapter from the Bachelor thesis; a group assignment: a research paper);
- individual consultations.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2004, jaro 2005, podzim 2005, jaro 2006, podzim 2006, podzim 2007, podzim 2008, jaro 2010.