JAD02 Advanced English for PhD studies (C1)

Přírodovědecká fakulta
jaro 2025
Rozsah
0/2/0. 4 kr. Output level C1, C1+ or C2, depending on level at entry + performance. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Joseph Lennon, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (pomocník)
Lenka Pavlíková (pomocník)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (pomocník)
Garance
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D.
Oddělení Centra jazykového vzdělávání na Přírodovědecké fakultě – Centrum jazykového vzdělávání
Kontaktní osoba: Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Oddělení Centra jazykového vzdělávání na Přírodovědecké fakultě – Centrum jazykového vzdělávání
Předpoklady
Knowledge of English: Instructor: native or minimum C2, Participant: C1 or B2+
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je otevřen studentům libovolného oboru.
Cíle předmětu
The course will help students increase the impact and accuracy of their spoken interactions in English in academic settings. We will analyse and practice ways to take advantage of brief encounters – such as poster presentations, Q and A sessions, and small talk at conferences. The emphasis will be not only on building vocabulary with useful turns or phrase, but also on practicing templates and formats that can be used in many social and academic situations.
Výstupy z učení
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Feel more confident presenting at conferences and symposia, and highlighting their contribution to their field; Introduce their work quickly and succinctly (in just a few sentences) by “creating a space” for their research; Choose which details to leave out and which to emphasize in a short presentation; Recognize typical mistakes (and wasted opportunities) in academic English, and use much more effective phrasing; Appeal to different audiences by “code-meshing“ and varying the texture of their presentation; Provide and receive feedback professionally and politely.
Osnova
  • We will cover these topics (and others based on the needs of the students in the course): The “Creating a Research Space” model for academic introductions, and how it can be applied to different genres; How to craft a great opening line that includes both the “what” AND the “why” of your research; Design principles for posters/short presentations, with a focus on often overlooked/underused elements of design (such as the infamous “final slide”); Showing” versus “telling” and other ways of making abstract concepts come alive for an audience; How to use good repetition, and how to recognize and eliminate bad repetition; Tricks for overcoming “institutional blindness” and for imagining different perspectives on your own work; Methods for giving your audience (and yourself) “breathing room” and chances to reflect/participate.
Literatura
  • The presumption is that students will research and choose their own literature. The course will provide context-setting and other supportive resources
Výukové metody
This is a language and skills course, and students will be actively speaking and presenting in each seminar. Most seminars will follow this basic pattern: Students will do some brief preparation before class (usually a short reading or video-watching about the principles we will practice in class, and perhaps some brainstorming/note-taking). The instructor will lead a discussion and/or short presentation on the principles we will practice. The students will practice presenting and conversing about their work. The students and the instructor will respond to the presentations/discussions, reflecting on the performances and giving feedback.
Metody hodnocení
Assessment is continuous throughout the semester. Since the course is a language and skills course, attendance and active participation at the majority of seminars is expected, Students will be expected to be “on stage” 3 or 4 times during the term, speaking briefly in front of (or with) others, and receiving and responding to questions and feedback. All work will be completed by the final teaching day of the semester.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
This one-semester presentation course is complemented with a one-semester writing course in the alternating semester. Although initially offered only to PhD students of the Life Sciences, the course is designed to be suitable for students from any Faculty or academic background. Seminar content will be adapted to the attending students’ projects.
Další komentáře
Poznámka k ukončení předmětu: Continuous and portfolio assessment
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Výuka probíhá každý týden.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2021, jaro 2022, jaro 2024.