AJ0204 Academic Skills: Writing

Faculty of Education
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ0204/01: Tue 18:30–20:10 učebna 6, R. Vogel
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! AJPV_ASWR Academic Skills: Writing
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In the course Academic Skills: Writing the students will:
be familiarised with the principal properties of the English written formal style (style of science / Academic English);
expand and practise their knowledge of the lexical, syntactic, graphic and structural means of Academic English;
learn to use functional strategies of writing for academic purposes and to apply adequate research methods;
distinguish between and use appropriately the basic genres of academic/scientific English;
learn how to use sources, quote from them and make references properly, create notes.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. Properties of the style of science (English for Academic Purposes).
  • 2. Academic text / essay - instructions and recommendations. Written vs. spoken medium; formality, objectiveness.
  • 3. Methodology of science and research.
  • 4. Genres of academic and scientific writing. Scientific prose style vs. popular scientific / didactic style.
  • 5. Cohesion and coherence. Devices of lexical and grammatical cohesion. Connectors.
  • 6. Highlighting of meaning: hedging and boosting.
  • 7. Vocabulary of academic texts. Structure of terms and noun phrases.
  • 8. Abbreviation. English punctuation.
  • 9. Syntax of academic texts. Word order.
  • 10. Quotations and paraphrases. Use of sources, references.
  • 11. Endnotes and footnotes. Use of tables/charts, graphs, diagrams.
  • 12. Didactic aspects of Academic English. The style of textbooks and popular scientific texts.
Literature
    required literature
  • HAMP-LYONS, Liz and Ben HEASLEY. Study writing : a course in writing skills for academic purposes. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 213 s. ISBN 9780521534963. info
  • MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
    recommended literature
  • URBANOVÁ, Ludmila and Andrew Philip OAKLAND. Úvod do anglické stylistiky (Introduction to English Stylistics). 1st ed. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2002, 148 pp. Studium. ISBN 80-86598-33-0. info
  • MACPHERSON, Robin. Základy anglické stylistiky. Praha: Academia, 1997, 239 s. ISBN 8301118644. info
Teaching methods
Teaching methods: - explanation, practice and discussion in class; - home study and written assignment.
Assessment methods
Completion prerequisites:
• attendance - minimum 80%;
• active participation in seminars;
• seminar essay - a piece of academic text, due on May 28, 2018. Pass mark: minimum 70%.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodiny.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2634
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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