Course: Profession-oriented Communication in English

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Course title Profession-oriented Communication in English
Course code CJV/DKA2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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)
  • Orsavová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pečivová Veronika, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The shape of a scientific paper 2. Purpose statements 3. Introduction 4. CARS model 5. Methods 6. Results 7. Data interpretation 8. Discussion 9. Future implementation 10. Summary 11. Conclusion 12. Abstract 13. Title, key words, acknowledgement 14. Edit and proofread, Read & write

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Individual work of students
  • Home preparation for classes - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 20 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 56 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Finished course DKA1, minimum level of English B2 +basics of academic writing.
Finished course DKA1, minimum level of English B2 +basics of academic writing.
learning outcomes
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
Skills
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, mathematical models
can verbally describe nonverbal complex data, tables, graphs, systems of equations, mathematical 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
Knowledge
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
E-learning
E-learning
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Essay
Analysis of the student's language performance
Essay
Analysis of the student's language performance
Text analysis
Text analysis
Recommended literature
  • de Chazal, E. McCarter, S. Oxford EAP, A course in English for Academic Purposes. OUP, 2012. ISBN 9780194001786.
  • Jari Saramäki. How to write a scientific paper. ISBN 9781730784163.
  • Patricia Goodson. Becoming an academic writer. Sage Publications Inc, 2016. ISBN 9781483376257.
  • 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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