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AJPV_ASWR Academic Skills: Writing

Faculty of Education
spring 2012

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Supervisor

doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature - Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Department of English Language and Literature - Faculty of Education

Timetable of Seminar Groups

AJPV_ASWR/01 Mon 7:00–8:40 učebna 56, R. Vogel

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrollment status: enrolled: 4/18, only registered: 0/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/18

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The main objectives of the course of Academic Writing can be summarised as follows:
to familiarise students with the methodology of science;
to introduce them to the formal written style and its genres;
to enhance their ability to use English appropriately in writing for academic purposes;
to expand and practise the vocabulary and grammar of Academic English.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction. Writing an academic essay - instructions and recommendations.
• 2. Methodology of science. Written vs. spoken medium. Formal vs. informal styles.
• 3. Genres of academic and scientific writing. Scientific prose style vs. popular scientific / didactic style. Linguistic appropriateness.
• 4. Cohesion and coherence. Lexical and grammatical cohesion. Connectors.
• 5. Punctuation in English.
• 6. Vocabulary of academic texts. Abbreviation.
• 7. Syntax of academic texts. Word order.
• 8. Quotations and paraphrases. Endnotes and footnotes. Bibliography/references.

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 0-521-53496-8. info
• URBANOVÁ, Ludmila and Andrew Philip OAKLAND. Úvod do anglické stylistiky (Introduction to English Stylistics). 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2002. 148 pp. Studium. ISBN 80-86598-33-0. info

recommended literature
• Academic vocabulary in use. Edited by Michael McCarthy - Felicity O'Dell. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. 176 s. ISBN 978-0-521-68939-7. info
• MACPHERSON, Robin. Základy anglické stylistiky. Praha: Academia, 1997. 240 pp. ISBN 80-200-0644-3. info
• CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. vii, 489 s. ISBN 0-521-40179-8. info

Teaching methods

Teaching methods:
- explanation, practice and discussion in class;
- home study and written assignment.

Assessment methods

Completion prerequisites:
- attendance - minimum 80%;
- active participation in seminars;
- seminar essay - a piece of academic text, due on June 4, 2012.

Language in which the course is taught

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodiny.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, spring 2010, spring 2011, autumn 2011, autumn 2012, spring 2013, autumn 2013, spring 2014.

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