NJ_AA21 Scholarly Skills in German - Exercises

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Petr Pytlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Hana Peloušková, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_AA21/Kombi01: Fri 12. 3. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, Fri 26. 3. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, Fri 16. 4. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, Fri 30. 4. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, Fri 14. 5. 18:00–18:50 učebna 64, P. Pytlík, R. Wagner
NJ_AA21/01: Wed 10:00–10:50 učebna 55, P. Pytlík, R. Wagner
Prerequisites
Minimal level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is conceived as an accompanying course to “Scholarly Skills in German” (NJ_AA20). It offers students the opportunity to discuss drafts of the compulsory assignments in NJ_AA20 and to clarify questions regarding the writing of academic texts. In addition, exercises on language use in German academic texts are offered.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students should be able - to recognize formulations typical for German academic writing, - to correctly interpret text structure signals in academic texts and to use them, - to create a draft structure of an academic text, - to write coherently and consistently on a closely delimited scientific question, - to refer to source texts according to the usual conventions for citing.
Syllabus
  • - introduction to the characteristics and methods of scientific work, - comparison of scientific texts and everyday texts, - analysis of the content of a scientific text (research question, theses and hypotheses, reasoning, conclusions and outlook), - formal analysis of a scientific text (conventional formulations to identify the function of certain parts of the text, signals for text structure, referencing techniques, references to alternative views in the scholarly discussion, routine phrases for introducing evidence and counter-evidence), - linguistic peculiarities of the German academic language (passive, nominalizations, personal/impersonal style of writing), - common problems in writing scientific texts.
Literature
    required literature
  • GRAEFEN, Gabriele and Melanie MOLL. Wissenschaftssprache Deutsch: lesen - verstehen - schreiben : ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch. Edited by Angelika Steets. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2011, 181 s. ISBN 9783631609484. info
    recommended literature
  • BUCHNER, Patricia. Campus Deutsch : Deutsch als Fremdsprache : B2/C1. Edited by Oliver Bayerlein. 1. Aufl. München: Hueber, 2015, 95 s. ISBN 9783191010034. info
Teaching methods
Reading of scientific and introductory texts at home, in-class discussions, writing drafts and discussing proposals for corrections (possibly in peer review process / group work)
Assessment methods
Active participation in the seminar sessions, proven by one prepared contribution to the discussion; submission of a draft for an academic text (e.g. subchapters of a hypothetical seminar paper)
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Doporučujeme registrovat současně s předmětem NJ_AA20 (Základy německé práce v němčině).
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin v kombinované formě.
Teacher's information
Recomended to enrol in addition to "Scholarly scills in German" (AN_AA20).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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