AJ34009 International Research Stay I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc., M.A. (lecturer)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Tomáš Kačer (lecturer)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Jeffrey Alan Smith, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
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
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Course objectives
The aim of this subject is to encourage students to undertake research over an extensive period of time abroad, preferably at a university whose experts, or principal lines of research undertaken there, promise to enhance the students' grasp of their projects and to positively impact their writing. The minimum time required for a student to undertake research abroad is one month and it should take place ideally in the 3rd semester of doctoral studies. In case it is impossible for a student, due to serious circumstances, to undertake the research stay, the subject commision will decide on an appropriate manner of compensating for this activity.
Learning outcomes
A student's stay at a foreign university will demonstrate his or her capability of undertaking research in an international academic environment. It is an ivaluable way of gaining new professional insights, a much needed international awareness and knowledge of the state of the discipline abroad. Likewise, a stay abroad gives the students an opportunity to gain feedback from international experts as well as from their peers; it represents a unique opportunity for networking. All these factors will positively impact the process of dissertation writing.
Syllabus
  • Discussion of the envisaged stay abroad with the supervisor
  • Selection of a suitable destination
  • Contacting the international partners
  • Application for a travel grant / fellowship
  • Stay abroad; while abroad the supervisee is expected to stay in touch with the supervisor
  • Upon return form the stay abroad a written report is submitted to the supervisor
Literature
  • Due to the specific nature of the subject no mandatory reading is required.
Teaching methods
Independent research, consulations with experts in foreign (partner) universities.
Assessment methods
Upon successful copletion of the stay abroad the student submits a report to the supervisor, who grants credits to the student.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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