FI:VB037 Writing in English - Course Information

VB037 Writing in English

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 0 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Ivana Tulajová (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Ivana Tulajová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Informatics Division – Language Centre

Timetable of Seminar Groups

VB037/01: Wed 10:00–11:50 C416, J. Šalamoun

Prerequisites

VB001 Specialist English
VB001

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-EB)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-FY)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-IO)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-MA)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-TV)
• Public Administration Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Mathematical Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Graphics and Image Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Systems and Data Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Programmable Technical Structures (programme FI, B-IN)
• Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
• Social Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, B-IN)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to: use an appropriate level of formality for a given writing task; express their ideas clearly in a way suitable for academic writing (avoiding informal expressions, using advanced grammatical features - passives, inversion etc., complex sentence structure); compose well-structured paragraphs; use punctuation appropriately and effectively; organize academic essays in a logical and coherent way; avoid plagiarism; provide a consistent list of references in one of the internationally accepted styles (e.g. Chicago, MLA, APA).

Syllabus

• Mechanics of writing: grammar and punctuation
• Vocabulary used in formal writing
• Formal letters
• Letters of application and CV
• Form-filling
• Abstracts
• Essay writing

Literature

• Effective Academic Writing 3: The Essay Book. Jason Davis - Rhonda Liss. Oxford University Press, 2006. 184 s. ISBN 9780194309240.
• MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info

Teaching methods

Written assignments, discussions

Assessment methods

Short written assignments throughout the course, an end-of-course grammar/vocabulary test, an essay. Regular attendance and active participation in seminars.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.fi.muni.cz/~repova/?section=teaching&category=vb037

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