ONLINE_AW English Online - Writing Fluency

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavla Buchtová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 22 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/22, only registered: 1/22, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/22
Course objectives
This course is designed to improve the fluency of students' writing with a focus on writing as an academic skill. Students will be introduced to the process of writing and be guided through the basic steps. We will practice writing well-organized paragraphs, summarizing, comparing and contrasting. Students will also get the chance to work with peer review - learning how to edit and working with other students to improve their own work. The work will take place online.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, students will :
- use formal English in writing
- demonstrate knowledge of editing and revision techniques
- understand the connection between writing and thinking and use writing and reading for inquiry, learning and thinking
- acquire research skills, they will be able to integrate their own ideas with those of others, and apply the conventions of citation correctly
Syllabus
  • Different styles of writing
  • Writing a paragraph
  • Writing a summary
  • Writing about a person
  • Compare and contrast
  • Writing about data
  • Developing an argument
  • Writing process
  • Writing an essay
Literature
  • WHITE, Ronald V. Writing : advanced. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987, x, 117. ISBN 0194534073. info
Teaching methods
This course will be based around work in the Moodle course. Each week there will be different tasks and activities posted and students are expected to check the course at least once a week and do the tasks.
There will be ten writing activities and associated tasks. The activities will allow us to practice different kinds of writing.
One of the best ways to learn about how to improve your own writing is to work on helping others improve theirs. This means you will be given the opportunity to react to other students' writing and provide meaningful feedback.
Assessment methods
Completion of the course is based upon completion of various assignments during the semester.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Note related to how often the course is taught: probíhá 24 hodin 7 dnů v týdnu.
General note: kurz probíhá online; level of English B1 and higher.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: online.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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