DAJ1 English for specific purposes - academic writing

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Libor Štěpánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Štefan Kosztolányi (assistant)
Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D.
Pan-university studies
Contact Person: PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Pan-university studies
Prerequisites
Upper-intermediate language skills in English, ability to actively participate in class discussions and basic experience in academic writing. (B2/C1)The course participants are expected to send a sample of their academic writing in English (min. 500 word piece of text) before the beginning of the course to rybickova@rect.muni.cz (by 27th September at the latest) and bring a print version of their texts to the first block session.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
Course objectives
By the end of this course, the students will be able to write and critically asses a well structured abstract of a scientific article, they will be aware of typical features of academic writing within its structure and will have samples of their own writing assessed in an international forum discussion. The aim of the course is to expose students to texts which contain these typical characteristics as well as to practice their own writing style.
Syllabus
  • Through class discussion and videoconferencing connections with experts, the students will practice the following aspects of English academic writing: 1. general characteristics and types of writing, 2. complex structure of academic writing, 3. academic writing style, 4. paragraph, its composition, length and cohesion, 5. academic text types (definitions, examples, classification, comparing and contrasting, cause and effect), 6. plagiarism and referencing, quoting, paraphrasing and summarising.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor, Janice DE HAAFF, Alena HRADILOVÁ and David SCHÜLLER. Academic English – Akademická angličtina: Průvodce anglickým jazykem pro studenty, akademiky a vědce (Academic English: a guide for students, academics and scientists). Praha: Grada, 2011, 224 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-3577-1. info
    not specified
  • SWALES, J. & H. NAJJAR (1987): "The writing of research article introductions". Written Communication 4, 175-192.
  • FRYDRYCHOVÁ - KLÍMOVÁ, B. (2006): A Guide to Dissertation Writing in English. Univerzita Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus.
  • POSTEGUILLO, S. (1999): "The schematic structure of computer science research articles". ESP 18 (2), 139-160.
  • POSTEGUILLO, S. (1996): Genre Analysis in English for Computer Science. Valencia: Universitat de Valencia.
  • BALLENGER, Bruce. The curious researcher :a guide to writing research papers. 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2001, xxviii, 35. ISBN 0-205-31911-4. info
  • BHATIA, V. K. Analysing genre : language use in professional settings. 1st pub. Harlow: Longman, 1993, xvi, 246. ISBN 0582085241. info
  • SWALES, John. Genre analysis : English in academic and research settings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, xi, 260. ISBN 0521338131. info
Teaching methods
block sessions, on-line discussions, peer-review, presentations by professionals
Assessment methods
Requirements: The students are expected to actively participate in three seminars which will have the form of a class peer discussion and video conference discussion with experts from abroad. They will also be expected to play an active role in the e-forum and deliver samples of their writing for class assessment.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: V jedné seminární skupině (vždy 3 bloky), termíny: 12.10. (změněno); 2.11. a 23.11.2012.
General note: Výuka je realizována při minimální počtu 10 přihlášených studentů.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět bude otevřen, bude-li registrováno minimálně 10 studentů, maximální počet 15.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, spring 2020.
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