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Lecturer(s)
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Svobodová Dagmar, Ing. MSc.
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Course content
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Key topics: Writing - Approach to academic writing - Moving from general to specific - Problem, process, solution - Commenting on numerical data (tables, graphs) - Writing a summary Writing specific sections of a research paper - Methods and materials - Results (+discussion) - Introduction - Conclusion(s), acknowledgments - Title - Abstract, keywords Oral communication - Pre-conference communication - phone calls, email - Conference abstract - Poster - preparation and presentation Oral presentations: - Presentation aspects (audience analysis, communication goal, difference between written and oral communication, structure) - Principles of presentation preparation and delivery - Presentation language (verbal elements) - Delivery (voice, visual aids, body language, time limits) - Handling questions from the audience - Types of presentations (introducing oneself and others, describing an object, defining/explaining a concept, describing a process, problem-solution) - Presentation evaluation criteria Independent study of specialized literature recommended by the supervisor (minimum 200 pages of text). Preparation and delivery of 3-4 presentations directly related to the student's research area (based on the literature read, or potentially a conference presentation).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Preparation for examination
- 100 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 100 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 100 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Successful completion of DAAWC and DATPC. English level upper-intermediate C1. |
| Successful completion of DAAWC and DATPC. English level upper-intermediate C1. |
| learning outcomes |
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| describe the difference between scientific fact, opinion and speculation |
| describe the difference between scientific fact, opinion and speculation |
| identify inappropriate or unverifiable literary sources |
| identify inappropriate or unverifiable literary sources |
| choose the academic style of the language with all its specifics in grammar and vocabulary |
| choose the academic style of the language with all its specifics in grammar and vocabulary |
| identify and correctly use conjunctions and connecting expressions and other tools used to maintain the coherence and continuity of the text |
| identify and correctly use conjunctions and connecting expressions and other tools used to maintain the coherence and continuity of the text |
| explain the principles of the formal parts of a professional article intended for publication |
| explain the principles of the formal parts of a professional article intended for publication |
| list the principles of the formal parts of a professional presentation |
| list the principles of the formal parts of a professional presentation |
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| use appropriate literary sources and cite them correctly |
| use appropriate literary sources and cite them correctly |
| suggest the goal of scientific research and its limits |
| suggest the goal of scientific research and its limits |
| interpret verbally non-verbal complex data, tables, graphs, systems of equations, mathematical models |
| interpret verbally non-verbal complex data, tables, graphs, systems of equations, mathematical models |
| characterize trends resulting from specific data |
| characterize trends resulting from specific data |
| distinguish different experimental research methods |
| distinguish different experimental research methods |
| analyze the content of a professional text |
| analyze the content of a professional text |
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| Knowledge |
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| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Lecturing |
| Lecturing |
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| Analysis of a presentation |
| Analysis of a presentation |
| E-learning |
| E-learning |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
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| Knowledge |
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| Composite examination (Written part + oral part) |
| Composite examination (Written part + oral part) |
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Recommended literature
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Goodson, P. Becoming an Academic Writer. Sage Publications, 2023. ISBN 9781544356150.
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Philpot, S., Curnick, L. Headway Academic Skills Level 2 Student's Book, Listening, Speaking nad Study Skills.. OUP, 2013. ISBN 9780194741576.
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Philpot, S. Headway Academic Skills Level 2 Student's Book, reading,Writing, and Study Skills. OUP, 2013. ISBN 9780194741606.
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Swales, J.M.,Feak, Ch.B. Academic Writing for Graduate Students 3rd edition. Ann Arbor, 2012. ISBN 9780472034758.
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Swan, M.,Water, C. Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate. Oxford University Press. Oxford, 2011. ISBN 9780194420822.
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Wallwork, A. AI Assisted Writing and Presenting in English. Springer, 2024. ISBN 9783031481468.
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Wallwork, A. English for Writing Research Papers. Springer, 2023. ISBN 9783031310713.
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