D_AJ_2 English 2 for Doctoral Students

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A. (alternate examiner)
PhDr. Ivana Malovičová (alternate examiner)
Libor Štěpánek (assistant)
Mgr. Renata Hajslerová (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Pavel Reich, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (alternate examiner)
Ludmila Vyskupová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A.
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Hana Hoblová
Prerequisites
You should have a C1 CEFR (Common European Framework) level of English language competence to pass this exam or obtain recognition.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
ENGLISH FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAM FOR FSS DOCTORAL STUDENTS:
The AIM of this course is to test that the student has at least a C1 level (CEF - Common European Framework) of English in ACADEMIC WRITING.

Students are obliged to either:
(1) write an essay (on the dissertation topic) organized by the Language Education Centre for the Faculty of Social Studies, MU Brno (FSS CJV), or
(2) have the exam RECOGNIZED on the basis of an exam that was done before, or on the basis of appropriate documentation (such as a publication in the foreign language; see below). This English essay writing is regularly conducted 3 times a year: during exam periods in January/February, May/June and September. Students must register at least 3 working days before the exam date.
Exam registration involves
(1) signing up in IS and
(2) providing a list of 5 topics (for an essay that would be about 4 standard pages long) to be sent to FSS CJV. Each topic must include a brief synopsis of about 5 lines, or 5 sentences, or 5 points. The topics must connect to the theme of the student’s dissertation and must be signed by the student’s ADVISOR in order to be accepted. At the actual sitting of the exam, the examiner will select one of the proposed topics.

RECOGNITION OF EXAM is possible if one of the following is provided:
(1) International language certificates at the C1 level of CEF (Common European Framework) i.e., CAE, Pitman ESOL Higher Intermediate, TOEIC score 701-910, BEC Higher, TOEFL IBT score 92-120 (or CBT 237-300 or PBT 580-680), IELTS score 6.5-7, or higher
(2) the General State Language Exam,
(3) a university degree in English,
(4) a degree obtained from a foreign university where the study language was English, or
(5) PUBLICATIONS (the student’s name must be written as the main author or first co-author in all of the following cases): book, lecture, article; or PRESENTATION at a conference held in English (the student’s name must be written as the main AUTHOR AND PRESENTER; the student must also submit a published abstract of the presentation and a written version of the presentation itself); a rejected unpublished article (the student must also submit the text and the rejection explanation).
Syllabus
  • This is an EXAM COURSE ONLY where the student writes an essay on the dissertation topic or can obtain recognition based on previous work (see REQUIREMENTS below). There is NO participation component.
Literature
  • 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
  • SWALES, John. Genre analysis : English in academic and research settings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, xi, 260. ISBN 0521338131. info
  • BHATIA, V. K. Analysing genre : language use in professional settings. 1st pub. Harlow: Longman, 1993, xvi, 246. ISBN 0582085241. info
Assessment methods
This is an EXAM COURSE ONLY. There is no participation component.

Students are obliged to either:
(1) write a essay on a dissertation topic (the exam) organized by the Language Education Centre for the School of Social Studies, MU Brno (FSS CJV), or (2) have the exam recognized on the basis of previous work, or on the basis of appropriate documentation (such as a publication in the foreign language; see below). This written English exam (essay on dissertation topic) is regularly conducted 3 times a year: during exam periods in January/February, May/June and September. Students must register at least 3 working days before the exam date. Exam registration involves
(1) signing up in IS and
(2) a list of 5 topics (for an essay that would be about 4 standard pages long) that should be sent to FSS CJV. Each topic must include a brief synopsis of about 5 lines, or 5 sentences, or 5 points. The topics must connect to the theme of the student’s dissertation and must be signed by the student’s ADVISOR in order to be accepted. At the actual sitting of the exam, the examiner will select one of the proposed topics.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 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, Autumn 2020.
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