Course: Academic Writing 2

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Course title Academic Writing 2
Course code CJV/CPAW2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lengálová Anežka, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Format and structure of a research paper. Identification of the potential publisher's requirements for the structure and other features of the manuscript. Writing individual parts of a professional article: - Methods and materials - Results (+discussion) - Introduction - Conclusion(s) - Abstract, keywords - Title - Acknowledgements - Miscellaneous according to the requirements of the target journal - Editing of the complete manuscript - Publishing process and ethics

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Text analysis, E-learning
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 14 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The student knows the language means for written and oral communication in his field at the B2+ level. Completion of the CPAW1 course is a prerequisite.
The student knows the language means for written and oral communication in his field at the B2+ level. Completion of the CPAW1 course is a prerequisite.
Skills
The student communicates in writing and orally in their field at B2+ level.
The student communicates in writing and orally in their field at B2+ level.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Student characterizes specific features of academic written language (technical lexicon and grammar) will explain the differences between reliable and other literary resources lists citation principles characterizes the differences between facts and speculations describes the principles of the structure of a professional article for publication in his/her field defines the purpose, style and language means of the individual sections of the research paper
Student characterizes specific features of academic written language (technical lexicon and grammar) will explain the differences between reliable and other literary resources lists citation principles characterizes the differences between facts and speculations describes the principles of the structure of a professional article for publication in his/her field defines the purpose, style and language means of the individual sections of the research paper
Skills
Student applies specific features of academic written language in his/her own texts can find reliable literary sources for writing his/her own article accurately cites literary sources applies scientific writing principles to a paper based on his/her own research (technical lexicon, grammar, style) under the guidance of the teacher (with the help of the supervisor), based on his/her own research, they write a research paper for an international journal applies the publisher's requirements for the structure and other features when creating a research paper formulates the thesis of the research paper describes the methods and processes used in their own research assesses data in tables and graphs and draws conclusions distinguishes the contribution and limits of their own research
Student applies specific features of academic written language in his/her own texts can find reliable literary sources for writing his/her own article accurately cites literary sources applies scientific writing principles to a paper based on his/her own research (technical lexicon, grammar, style) under the guidance of the teacher (with the help of the supervisor), based on his/her own research, they write a research paper for an international journal applies the publisher's requirements for the structure and other features when creating a research paper formulates the thesis of the research paper describes the methods and processes used in their own research assesses data in tables and graphs and draws conclusions distinguishes the contribution and limits of their own research
teaching methods
Knowledge
Text analysis
Text analysis
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
E-learning
E-learning
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Skills
Text analysis
Text analysis
E-learning
E-learning
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Text analysis
Text analysis
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Essay
Essay
Background research
Background research
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of the student's language performance
Recommended literature
  • Alley, M. The Craft of Scientific Writing. New York, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4419-8287-2.
  • Denys N. Wheatley. Scientific Writing and publishing. Cambridge, 2021. ISBN 9781108799805.
  • Jari Saramäki. How to write a scientific paper. ISBN 9781730784163.
  • různí autoři. literatura z oboru doporučená školitelem.
  • různí autoři. učebnice anglické gramatiky a slovní zásoby.
  • Swales, John M., Feak, Christine B. Academic Writing for Graduate Students. Ann Arbor, 2012. ISBN 978-0-472-03475-8.


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