DXJAKD2
Academic skills course
Jiřina Hrbáčková
Eva Lukáčová
Blanka Pojslová

course syllabus
•Week 1  introduction to academic English; specifics of academic style; introduction to academic
presentations
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•Week 2 formality of academic English; discussion over aspects of academic writing in economic
disciplines; hedging
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•Week 3 principles of writing paragraphs; writing conference abstracts I
•Week 4 abstracts II
•Week 5 research articles – structure and language of individual parts (IMRDC) I
•Week 6 research articles II; paraphrasing
•Week 7 summarising; other aspects of academic language
•Week 8 coherence and cohesion; other aspects of academic language
•Week 9 academic discussions; functional language
•Week 10   videoconference  - feedback on abstracts with Rachel Lindner
•Week 11+12 presentations + peer review
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course requirements
•active participation in seminar lessons (2 absences allowed)
•systematic preparation for lessons (this might include doing specific homework assignments)
•writing a presentation abstract for a conference of your choice (see schedule below)
•critical evaluation of abstracts of two colleagues
•incorporating your colleagues’ comments in your abstract (if relevant) and submitting final
version to Rachel Lindner for evaluation
•active participation in videoconference
•presentation of your research or part of research + discussion
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•tasks and deadlines
week 1
link to a conference
shared document
deadline 28 February
week 2
title of the presentation
shared document
deadline 7 March
week 4
first draft of abstract for the conference presentation
peer-review application
deadline 21 March 2016
week 5
evaluation and comments on 2 abstracts of your colleagues peer-review application
deadline  4 April 2016

week 7
final abstract
peer review application
deadline 11 April 2016
week 10
videoconference



weeks 11 + 12
presentations