Course: English for multimedia and design 3

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Course title English for multimedia and design 3
Course code CJV/D3VU
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Atcheson Hana, Mgr.
Course content
- An approach to academic writing - Writing from general to specific in texts - Abstract and summary of an article - Summaries of longer vocational texts - Summarizing lectures - Summarizing conversations

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
  • Term paper - 34 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The minimum level of English for the course is Intermediate (B2). Pre-requisite courses students must complete are DVU1 and DVU2.
The minimum level of English for the course is Intermediate (B2). Pre-requisite courses students must complete are DVU1 and DVU2.
learning outcomes
After the course students have English language knowledge minimum at B2+ level or higher in: - formal structuring of an article published in an impact factor journal - guidelines for formal structuring of a summary for an academic text or lecture - grammar for academic writing and speaking mode - lexis for academic writing and speaking mode
After the course students have English language knowledge minimum at B2+ level or higher in: - formal structuring of an article published in an impact factor journal - guidelines for formal structuring of a summary for an academic text or lecture - grammar for academic writing and speaking mode - lexis for academic writing and speaking mode
Skills
After the course students have ability to: - analyse an academic text or lecture for the purpose of a summary - distinguish between scientific fact, opinion and speculation in a text - identify inappropriate or unverifiable literary sources - use suitable literary sources and know how to cite them - identify and use connectors and other language means for text coherence and cohesion
After the course students have ability to: - analyse an academic text or lecture for the purpose of a summary - distinguish between scientific fact, opinion and speculation in a text - identify inappropriate or unverifiable literary sources - use suitable literary sources and know how to cite them - identify and use connectors and other language means for text coherence and cohesion
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Text analysis
Text analysis
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of the student's language performance
Essay
Essay
Recommended literature
  • Chazal de, E. McCarter S. Oxford EAP, A course in English for Academic Purposes. OUP, 2012. ISBN 9780194001786.
  • McCarthy, M. and O´Dell, F. Academic Vocabulary in Use. CUP, 2008. ISBN 978 0 521 68939 7.
  • Paterson, K. Oxford Grammar for EAP. OUP, 2013. ISBN 978 0 19 432999 6.
  • Ravelli, L. Paltridge, B. & Starfield, S. (Eds.). Doctoral Writing in the Creative and Performing Arts. Libri Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1909818477.
  • různí autoři. literatura z oboru doporučená školitelem.
  • různí autoři. učebnice anglické gramatiky a slovní zásoby.
  • Swales, J.M. and Feak, Ch.B. Academic Writing for Graduate Students. The University of Michigan, 2012. ISBN 978 0 472 03475 8.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Multimedia Communications Study plan (Version): Multimedia and Design (1) Category: Art and applied art 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Multimedia Communications Study plan (Version): Multimedia and Design (1) Category: Art and applied art 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter