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Lecturer(s)
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Orsavová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Specifics of academic language, vocabulary and grammar shift, style 2. Text organisation 3. The power of structure 4. Linking words and phrases 5. Paragraphs, punctuation 6. Identification of key information in the text 7. Paraphrasing 8. General-specific texts 9. Definitions and common ways of defining in academic writing 10. Problem-solution texts 11. Describing processes and procedures 12. Describing graphs and commenting data 13. Hedging 14. Summary writing, source citations, plagiarism
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Text analysis, Individual work of students
- Participation in classes
- 112 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 56 hours per semester
- Preparation for examination
- 20 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 56 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| The minimum level of English for the course attendance is Intermediate (B2). |
| The minimum level of English for the course attendance is Intermediate (B2). |
| learning outcomes |
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| recognition of the difference between scientific fact, opinion and speculation |
| recognition of the difference between scientific fact, opinion and speculation |
| recognition of inappropriate or unverifiable literary sources |
| recognition of inappropriate or unverifiable literary sources |
| application of the academic style of the language with all its specifics in grammar and vocabulary |
| application of the academic style of the language with all its specifics in grammar and vocabulary |
| application of conjunctions and other expressions and further tools used to maintain the coherence and continuity of the text |
| application of conjunctions and other expressions and further tools used to maintain the coherence and continuity of the text |
| application of the principles of the formal organization of the professional article intended for publication |
| application of the principles of the formal organization of the professional article intended for publication |
| application of the principles of correct organization of professional presentation |
| application of the principles of correct organization of professional presentation |
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| can use appropriate literary sources and cite them correctly |
| can use appropriate literary sources and cite them correctly |
| can clearly formulate the goal of scientific research and its limits |
| can clearly formulate the goal of scientific research and its limits |
| can verbally describe nonverbal complex data, tables, graphs, systems of equations, models |
| can verbally describe nonverbal complex data, tables, graphs, systems of equations, models |
| can identify and formulate trends resulting from specific data |
| can identify and formulate trends resulting from specific data |
| can compare and describe different experimental research methods |
| can compare and describe different experimental research methods |
| can analyze the content of the professional text |
| can analyze the content of the professional text |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| assessment methods |
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| Essay |
| Essay |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
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Recommended literature
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de Chazal, E., McCarter. Oxford EAP - A Course in English for Academic Purposes (B2). Oxford, 2012. ISBN 978-0-19-400178-6.
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Jari Saramäki. How to write a scientific paper. ISBN 9781730784163.
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Patricia Goodson. Becoming an academic writer. Sage Publications Inc, 2016. ISBN 9781483376257.
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Swales, J.M., Feak, Ch.B. Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 3rd Edition. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2012. ISBN 978-0-472-03475-8.
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