ZD500 Academic Writing

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/2. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radomíra Bednářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Robert Helán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Petr Daněk, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
PROGRAM ( D - GR4 )
B2 (upper-intermediate) level is the minimum knowledge requirement for students to enter this course; plus basic experience in academic writing and enthusiasm to discuss different issues tackled in classes.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to engage students in a variety of activities which will develop students´ own writing style based on a study of examples (namely, structures and typical features of an abstract, scientific article and dissertation). If need and interest, basics of public speaking and leading a discussion will be tackled.
Syllabus
  • While exploring the following selected areas, the students will study the aspects of academic writing in English: 1) general characterics and variety of genres, 2) detailed structure of an abstract, 3) detailed stucture of a scientific article, 4) detailed structure of a dissertation. If need and interest, basics of public speaking (giving oral presentations) and useful phrases will be tackled as well. This will happen in 6 two-session teaching days distributed through the semester between end-February and end-April 2011.
Teaching methods (in Czech)
discussions, home writing and reading assignments, in-class peer assesment
Assessment methods (in Czech)
final assesment will be compiled out of class and home student contributions written and spoken, class participation
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every other week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: výuka probíhá v pátek dopoledne ve dnech, kdy není výuka odborných předmětů pro doktorské studium.
General note: Výuka tohoto kurzu je finančně podpořena z Evropského sociálního fondu a rozpočtu ČR v rámci projektu Geoinovace.
Information on course enrolment limitations: pouze pro studenty doktorského studijního programu Geografie
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013.
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