XPX_ACAD Academic writing

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
podzim 2019
Rozsah
0/2/0. 8 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Daniel Gerrard, M.A. (cvičící)
Garance
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D.
Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Jana Nesvadbová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Rozvrh
Út 10:00–11:50 S301
Předpoklady
The minimum level of English is B2 CEFR level, some academic skills, ability to actively participate in class discussions, basic experience in academic writing.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 25 stud.
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
There is an increasing need among MA students to engage with a wider range of academic, professional and public audiences through writing. Writing an MA thesis in English is a requirement in programmes taught through the medium of English. The goal of this course is to familiarize MA students with different approaches to academic writing, take their academic writing skills in English to a higher level and offer them a range of tools to address their target readers at specific, multi-disciplinary and general levels. The course addresses firstly the context of academic writing to situate the styles of writing that MA students are working with. It will discuss aspects of clear and concise writing style, and lexical and discourse relationship patterns in academic text, along with functional perspectives for positioning and structuring information and argument in the wider scope of an MA thesis. The course structure takes the participants through different stages of the preparation and writing of an academic paper (of different types) with the aim to increase their chances of being successful in writing their MA thesis in English in the future.
Výstupy z učení
Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be able to: 1. understand and use both generic and subject specific academic vocabulary,
2. read and evaluate texts in appropriate ways to make use of them in writing,
3. understand different text styles / structures,
4. know how to write successful titles, abstracts, paragraphs, and individual sections of an academic paper or thesis (such as introduction, methods, literary review, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgements and contents sections),
5. evaluate strengths/weaknesses of written work.
Osnova
  • Through input, in-class and out-of-the-class discussions and writing activities, the course participants will practice the following aspects of academic writing in English:
  • 1. general characteristics and types of writing,
  • 2. complex structure of academic writing,
  • 3. academic writing style,
  • 4. titles,
  • 5. academic vocabulary and sentence structure
  • 6. abstracts (structure and style)
  • 7. paragraph, its composition, length and cohesion,
  • 8. academic text types (e.g. definitions, examples,
  • classification, comparing and contrasting, cause and effect),
  • 9. individual sections of an academic paper (introduction,
  • methods, results, conclusion),
  • 10. individual sections of a thesis (e.g. introduction, methods, literary review, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgements and contents sections),
  • 11. plagiarism and referencing, quoting, paraphrasing and summarising,
  • 12. feedback giving and receiving (strengths/weaknesses of written work),
  • 13. peer-review strategies.
Literatura
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor. ACADEMIC WRITING. Online. 2013, [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • SWALES, John a Christine B. FEAK. Academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills. Online. 3rd ed. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, 2012. xiv, 418. ISBN 9780472034758. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
  • BAILEY, Stephen. Academic writing : a handbook for international students. Online. 3rd ed. New York: Routledge, 2011. xx, 293. ISBN 9780415595803. [citováno 2024-04-23] info
Výukové metody
The course will consist of weekly seminars that will be organised around group and individual writing tasks, problem-solving and discussion activities. It will also include online activities, peer review and consultations on writing.
Metody hodnocení
portfolio, i.e. collection of texts written during the course and submitted for evaluation.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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