RJs301 Academic Writing

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Simona Koryčánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Simona Koryčánková, Ph.D.
Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Russian language at the level C1+
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
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to acquaint students with the formal scientific style and the genres connected with it. Students are encouraged to use lexical and stylistic means of academic style, expand and consolidate the relevant vocabulary and professional terminology, learn about the specialities of the academic style in Russian and at the same time they can analyze the lexical-semantic texts. They also control the citation and paraphrase of the literature used.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to academic writing: basic features of academic style, academic writing pitfalls, recommendations for practice. 2. Methodology of science. An overview of basic methodological approaches. Basic scientific terminology in Russian language. 3.-4. Genres of academic style, their characters and usage. 5.-6.. Lexical and grammatical coherence of text. Meaning of connectors and subheadings. Specifics of Fall Bindings. 7. Punctuation and its pitfalls. 8.-9. Academic style vocabulary, its features, structure and practical use. 10.-11. Academic style syntax. 12. Citation and Paraphrase in Academic Text - Principles and Rules.
Literature
  • GOLUB, I.B. Stilistika russkogo jazyka.Moskva: Ajris press, 2006. 443 s. ISBN 5-8112-1872-9.
  • GOLUB, Irina Borisovna. Russkij jazyk i praktičeskaja stilistika. 2-je izdanije. Moskva: Jurajt, 2016, 459 stran. ISBN 9785991669252. info
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Stylistické aspekty výstavby textu (Stylistic aspects of text composition). In Současná stylistika. Čechová, M., Krčmová, M., Minářová, E. Praha: NLN 2008. 381s. 4., doplněné. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2008, p. 106-124, 18 pp. none. ISBN 978-80-7106-961-4. info
  • ROZENTAL', Ditmar El'jaševič, Irina Borisovna GOLUB and Margarita Aleksejevna TELENKOVA. Sovremennyj russkij jazyk. 8-e izd. Moskva: Ajris-press, 2006, 443 s. ISBN 5811218524. info
  • MINÁŘOVÁ, Eva, Marie KRČMOVÁ, Jan CHLOUPEK and Marie ČECHOVÁ. Současná česká stylistika (Stylistics of the Contemporary Czech Language). 1st ed. Praha: ISV nakladatelství, 2003, 342 pp. none. ISBN 80-86642-00-3. info
Teaching methods
Explanation, practice and discussion in class; home study and written assignment.
Assessment methods
attendance - minimum 80%; • active participation in seminars; • seminar essay - a piece of academic text
Language of instruction
Russian
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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