CMA25 Academic Writing in English

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. David Drozd, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radomír D. Kokeš, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
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
Course objectives
The goal of this course is to familiarize students with different approaches to scientific writing and improve their academic writing skills to prepare them for writing theses in English.
Learning outcomes
Participants will be able to use academic vocabulary in English; write successful titles, abstracts, paragraphs, and individual sections of a thesis.
Syllabus
  • Academic style
  • Paragraphing
  • Academic text types
  • Summarising and paraphrasing
  • Abstracts
  • Sections of a thesis or journal article
  • Editing and proofreading
Literature
  • SWALES, John and Christine B. FEAK. Academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills. 2nd ed. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004, ix, 331. ISBN 0472088564. info
Teaching methods
The course will consist of weekly seminars, individual writing tasks, problem-solving and discussion activities.
Assessment methods
A portfolio of texts written during the course and an extended piece of academic writing submitted in the exam period.
Language of instruction
English
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