AJ3204 Academic Writing

Faculty of Education
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ3204/Kombi01: Fri 21. 2. 8:00–9:50 učebna 10, Fri 6. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 10, Fri 20. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 10, Fri 3. 4. 8:00–9:50 učebna 10, Fri 24. 4. 8:00–9:50 učebna 10, O. Dontcheva-Navrátilová
AJ3204/Prez01: Wed 14:00–15:50 učebna 36, O. Dontcheva-Navrátilová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course aims to:
develop the academic writing skills of the students with focus on argumentation and rhetorical structure;
provide practice in writing the rhetorical sections of a diploma thesis;
It will teach students how to:
build their authorial identity and communicate with their readers;
write argumentative texts using the problem-solution and cause-effect patterns;
critically evaluate sources and reference to sources (quotations and paraphrases) and visual devices.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able:
write an argumentative academic text in English;
abide by the Anglophone academic style conventions (soft sciences) in terms of formality, writer-reader interaction, academic vocabulary and phraseology;
apply the appropriate rhetorical structure of the genre of diploma theses;
transfer the knowledge into teaching writing in English lessons and work with relevant academic genres.
Syllabus
  • 1.Academic writing - context, conventions, approaches. The genre of diploma thesis.
  • 2. Writing Introductions. General-specific openings and the thesis statements
  • 3. Writing the Thesis statement. Personal vs. impersonal stance.
  • 4. Writing the Literature review. Citing sources.
  • 5. Coherent information flow - topic development.
  • 6. The cause-effect pattern. Coherent information flow - connectors.
  • 7. Presenting arguments, reporting results and findings.
  • 8. Stance in academic discourse.
  • 9. Writing the Conclusions.
  • 10. Writing the Summary.
Literature
    required literature
  • HAMP-LYONS, Liz and Ben HEASLEY. Study writing : a course in writing skills for academic purposes. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 213 s. ISBN 9780521534963. info
  • URBANOVÁ, Ludmila and Andrew Philip OAKLAND. Úvod do anglické stylistiky (Introduction to English Stylistics). 1st ed. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2002, 148 pp. Studium. ISBN 80-86598-33-0. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
    recommended literature
  • MACPHERSON, Robin. Základy anglické stylistiky. Praha: Academia, 1997, 240 pp. ISBN 80-200-0644-3. info
    not specified
  • CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, vii, 489. ISBN 0521401798. info
  • ČERMÁK, František. Jazyk a jazykověda : přehled a slovníky. Vydání 3., doplněné. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2001, 341 stran. ISBN 8024601540. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods:
explanation and discussion in seminars;
group and individual writing;
observation of selected phenomena during teaching practice;
home study and practice.
Assessment methods
Completion prerequisites:
- attendance: minimum 80%;
- active participation in seminars;
- completing 3 writing assignments 70%.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.
Teacher's information
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=945
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all oral and written examinations are taking place on-line this semestre.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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