AJ4_ACWR Academic Writing

Faculty of Education
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Andrew Philip Oakland, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are expected. The course is compulsory for anybody who wants to write a thesis in the English department.
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
Course objectives
The course should concentrate on methods of scientific research and on the way these methods should be applied when writing a thesis.
Syllabus
  • Methods of scientific research in general. Scientific findings and pseudoscientific writing. The use of internet. Research in linguistics, in literary studies and other areas. The structure of a thesis. The use of bibliography. Available bibliographies for English studies.
Literature
  • ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
  • ŠESTÁK, Zdeněk. Jak psát a přednášet o vědě. Illustrated by Hana Kymrová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1999, 204 s. ISBN 8020007555. info
  • MACPHERSON, Robin. Základy anglické stylistiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1997, 239 s. ISBN 8301118644. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Předmět je povinný pro studenty, kteří budou psát diplomovou práci na KAJ.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004.
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