AJ13001 Academic Writing

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Aleš Launer (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/12, only registered: 0/12, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/12
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This will be a course centred on essay writing. Points covered will include (1) features at the global (idea) level, e.g. developing thesis statements, providing evidence for arguments, organizing ideas in a logical way; (2) features at the local (sentence) level, e.g. providing transitions between ideas, avoiding repetition in sentences; (3) ideas about writing, e.g. the difference between revising and editing, the process of multiple drafting. The aim of the course is to enable students to write their essays more effectively.
Syllabus
  • This will be a course centered on essay writing. Points covered will include (1) features at the global (idea) level, e.g. developing thesis statements, providing evidence for arguments, organizing ideas in a logical way; (2) features at the local (sentence) level, e.g. providing transitions between ideas, avoiding repetition in sentences; (3) ideas about writing, e.g. the difference between revising and editing, the process of multiple drafting. The aim of the course is to enable students to write their essays more effectively.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2000, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, 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, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021.
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