DCJC031 Foreign Language on level B1 for Doctoral Study - English

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
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
1. Reading academic literature in the field of interest - 100 pages. 2. Key terminology in the field. 3. Communicative competence on the level of B1. 4. CV, annotation of the studied literature presented in writing.
Learning outcomes
The students is able to communicate and to read academic texts with undersatanding. The are able to present the structure of their dissertation in the target language.
Syllabus
  • Written part: The student submits the following materials by email: - annotation of literature (academic text related to the topic of the student's thesis) - information about the topic of the thesis - CV - list of specialized vocabulary from the field of interest Each item should be 1 page long. Oral part: The student presents the thesis, proves the knowledge of terminology and the communicative competence of the level of B1.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor, Janice DE HAAFF, Alena HRADILOVÁ, Colin KIMBRELL and David SCHÜLLER. Academic English - Akademická angličtina: Průvodce anglickým jazykem pro studenty, akademiky a vědce (Academic English). 2. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, a. s., 2018, 224 pp. ISBN 978-80-271-0842-8. info
  • Oxford learner's dictionary of academic English. Edited by Diana Lea. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, 1 sv. ISBN 9780194333504. info
  • PORTER, David. Check your vocabulary for academic English : all you need to pass your exams! Oxford: Macmillan, 2008, 78 s. ISBN 9780230033641. info
Teaching methods
Self-study, consultations.
Assessment methods
Oral exam. The aim of the course is composed of tests from   professional foreign language - English.   For the PhD student tests show that it is able to read text   comprehension, speech, and monitor special   talk about issues relating to the field and his own doctoral thesis.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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