DAJ2_IND Academic Writing - Individual Consultations

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Libor Štěpánek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Ing. Martina Ježková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Libor Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Language Centre
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
Course objectives
The aim of this course is improve academic writing of students of doctoral studies and novice researchers at Masaryk University.
Syllabus
  • This service consists of online tutorials focused on academic writing in English. Students produce an academic text or use an extract from an academic text. The maximum length of the text/extract is 1,500 words. The texts will be reviewed by a UK text analyst whose task is to produce formative feedback. After having received the feedback, the students can contact the analyst for clarification, explanation or discussion. Each student using this service is required to write a short reaction on to what extent the feedback was useful to the course coordinator.
  • 1) Students contact the coordinator (koordinator@cjv.muni.cz) with the following information: a) name of the author and their “učo” b) title of the text c) type of the text, for example: abstract, the methodology section of a journal article, or a part of a chapter.
  • 2) The coordinator sends the text to a UK text analyst and arranges the deadline.
  • 3) The coordinator informs the student about the expected deadline.
  • 4) The coordinator sends the feedback to the student.
  • 5) The students writes a short comment on how useful the feedback was (100 words minimum) and informs the coordinator if they would like to get in contact with the analyst.
  • 6) If the analyst is supposed to be contacted, the coordinator informs the analyst and puts the student and the analyst in contact.
Teaching methods
Texts to be reviewed must include: a) name of the author and their “učo” b) title of the text c) type of the text ( for example: abstract, the methodology section of a journal article; a part of a chapter; etc.)
Assessment methods
Each student who has gone successfully through the process (sent a text, got feedback and sent his short commentary) is considered a successful participant of a DAJ2-IND course with two credits.
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.
Note related to how often the course is taught: individuálně, dle dohody s konzultantem.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je určen studentům doktorského studia.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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