XPX_ACAD Academic writing

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
podzim 2021
Rozsah
0/2/0. 4 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Daniel Gerrard, M.A. (pomocník)
Garance
Mgr. Martin Guzi, Ph.D.
Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Jana Nesvadbová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Ekonomicko-správní fakulta
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
XPX_ACAD/01: Po 10:00–11:50 S309, kromě Po 13. 9., kromě Po 1. 11., D. Gerrard
Předpoklady
A minimum of B2 level of the CEFR; the ability to actively participate in group discussions; some experience of academic writing.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.

Předmět si smí zapsat nejvýše 25 stud.
Momentální stav registrace a zápisu: zapsáno: 3/25, pouze zareg.: 0/25
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
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 and take their academic writing skills in English to a higher level. 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. The course takes the participants through different stages of the preparation and writing of an academic text with the aim to increase their chances of being successful in writing their MA thesis in English in the future.
Výstupy z učení
By the end of the course, the student will be able to: - use academic and technical vocabulary; - read and analyse texts to make use of them in writing; - understand different genres and text types; - write successful titles, abstracts, paragraphs and individual sections of an MA thesis; - evaluate strengths/weaknesses of written work.
Osnova
  • 1) Introduction to academic writing; 2) The writing process; 3) Academic vocabulary; 4) Summarising and paraphrasing; 5) Referencing and avoiding plagiarism; 6) Paragraphing and cohesion; 7) (No class); 8) Writing critically; 9) Language of comparison, contrast and definition; 10) Writing week; 11) Problem-solution texts; 12) Writing an abstract; 13) Writing a master's thesis.
Literatura
    doporučená literatura
  • BAILEY, Stephen. Academic writing : a handbook for international students. Fifth edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, xxx, 312. ISBN 9781138048744. info
  • SWALES, John a Christine B. FEAK. Academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills. 3rd ed. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, 2012, xiv, 418. ISBN 9780472034758. info
Výukové metody
Group discussions; group and individual writing tasks; reading and text analysis; peer review; vocabulary study.
Metody hodnocení
Credit requirements: 1) attendance (max. two absences), active participation; 2) portfolio of texts submitted for evaluation.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
This course is due to COVID 19 measurements instructed only ONLINE in the autumn semester 2020. You can contact the teacher of the course about organizational matters.
Nachází se v prerekvizitách jiných předmětů
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2019, jaro 2020, podzim 2020, jaro 2021, jaro 2022, podzim 2022, jaro 2023.