FJIB508 Academic Writing

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 2 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: graded credit. Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Alena Němcová Polická, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Vurm, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ladislava Miličková, CSc.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Dagmar Holoubková
Timetable
Mon 19:10–19:55 G21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FJIA006 Practical French II
Le Cours est destiné aux étudiants en début de leur parcours universitaire. Si bien que seule la connaissance de base du français est requise.
Course Enrolment 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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The purpose of this course is to teach: 1) informatic processing of texts, mastering the French keyboard and spellchecker 2) principles of citing, arguing and editing bibliography 3) formal structure of a scholarly work 4) elaborating a research project 5) bases of research methodology The point is not to improve the knowledge of French. Only formal aspects of writing papers will be dealt with.
Syllabus
  • 1) French keyboard 2) Editing in MS Word 3) Principles of citations 4) Research methodology 5) Compiling a bibliography
Literature
  • Méthodes critiques pour l'analyse littéraire. Edited by Daniel Bergez. 2 éd., revue et augmentée. [Paris]: Armand Colin. vi, 217. ISBN 2200342772. 2005. info
  • GUIDÈRE, Mathieu. Méthodologie de la recherche : guide du jeune chercheur en lettres, langues, sciences humaines et sociales : maîtrise, DEA, master, doctorat. Nouv. éd. rev. et augm. Paris: Ellipses. 127 s. ISBN 2729821767. 2004. info
  • Méthodes du texte : introduction aux études littéraires. Edited by Christian Angelet - Maurice Delcroix - Fernand Hallyn. Paris: Duculot. 391 s. ISBN 2801107131. 1987. info
Assessment methods
1) Computer transcription of an unknown text 2) Extracting the main idea out of a short article; citing and bibliographical reference 3) Setting up a research project: methodology; structure of the work; bibliography
Language of instruction
French
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Přednost mají posluchači 3. semestru, volná místa budou doplněna posluchači 5. semestru.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Spring 2014.
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