NJI_15A Working with text 2

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jan Budňák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Trombiková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Iva Zündorf, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 8:00–9:40 G31
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 course "Textwork 2" develops the techniques of reading and writing argumentative texts that students have acquired in the course "Textwork 1". "Textwork 2" focuses primarily on the types of text that are needed in philological study (German Studies): excerpting scholarly texts, writing chapters of one´s own thesis incorporating approaches from several different sources, introductions and conclusions of diploma theses, literature search chapters of diploma theses, etc.
During the semester / course, the activities focus more intensely on each student's own diploma / bachelor's project.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will:
- be able to really benefit from current scholarly texts in German Studies, by means of having learned how to find their way through them,
- to recognize those texts´ structure, thesis, argument design, etc.
- to create an excerpt of a scholarly text taking into account the own project for which it will be used,
- to name and define the topic and thesis of the project (bachelor´s thesis)
- to create a chapter of your own work summarizing the results of the research and source studies and confront and objectively evaluate the primary and secondary sources.
Syllabus
  • 1. Techniques of reading scholarly texts in German Studies. 2. Excerpting scholarly texts. 3. Practicing the use of vocabulary in the formulation of scholarly texts. 4. Literature search tasks (to the student´s own project). 5. Finding and narrowing down the topic of work. 6. Creating a chapter summarizing the results of the search. 7. Creating a chapter that confronts different approaches to the theme (of the student´s own bachelor project).
Literature
  • FISCHER, Simone. Erfolgreiches wissenschaftliches Schreiben. 1. Aufl. Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 2015, 203 s. ISBN 9783170225237. info
  • 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
Teaching methods
seminar, reading, group projects, writing in groups with mutual proofreading/revision (peer-review), individual writing, discussion
Assessment methods
regular attendance, activity, reading and writing assignments, essays and revision of essays (excerpts, chapters of future theses)
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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