AJ5_ACWR Academic Writing

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Josef Hladký, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Andrew Philip Oakland, M.A.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
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
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2002, recent)
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