NPO_WL Better Academic Writing in English

Celouniverzitní studia
podzim 2024
Rozsah
0/0/0. 2 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Joseph Lennon, Ph.D. (přednášející)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (pomocník)
Ing. Daniela Svobodová (pomocník)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (pomocník)
Garance
Joseph Lennon, Ph.D.
Kontaktní osoba: Joseph Lennon, Ph.D.
Předpoklady
The course is aimed especially at graduate students and academics, but is suitable for anyone with at least an intermediate level of English and some experience with academic writing.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je otevřen studentům libovolného oboru.
Cíle předmětu
The course introduces a few specific strategies and structures for writing better academic texts in English - that is, texts that are clearer, more interesting, and more impactful. It offers guided practice with these strategies through self-study materials and one-to-one consultations with a writing expert.
Výstupy z učení
After completing the course, participants will:

- Be familiar with several new perspectives on reading, conceiving, structuring, writing, and revising academic texts in English;
- Be able to identify a few specific techniques professionals use to make their writing clear, concise, and engaging;
- Be well-practiced in adapting these techniques to their own writing;
- Be introduced to the Masaryk University Writing Lab and its one-on-one writing consultation services
Osnova
  • There are 5 units to the course:
  • Unit 1 - That's Interesting! Introducing Your Work
  • Unit 2 - Referring to Sources: Escaping the Parentheses
  • Unit 3 - Transitions: Going from WHAT to WHY (and HOW)
  • Unit 4 - Rescuing Your Sentences: The Paramedic Method for Revision
  • Unit 5 - Making your Abstract Less Abstract (and Using 'I' Wisely)
  • Each unit has 5 elements:
  • 1. A video from the Masaryk University Writing Lab that introduces a concept for improving your writing, and shows examples of how that concept can be applied to real texts
  • 2. Some extra materials that show different perspectives or applications of the concept
  • 3. A "Better Academic Reading" exercise that offers practice in recognizing the concept at work in professional texts
  • 4. A "Better Academic Writing" exercise that offers practice in using the concept in one's own writing
  • 5. An invitation to bring the writing produced in the course for a one-on-one consultation in the Writing Lab
Výukové metody
The course consists of self-study materials in the form of videos, handouts, and short reading and writing exercises. Participants are also encouraged to meet for a few one-to-one consultations with a writing expert from the Language Centre.
Metody hodnocení
Since the main purposes of the course are to introduce the Writing Lab concept and to improve support for academic writers at Masaryk, we ask that each student meet the instructor for at least one Writing Lab consultation (in person or online). Details about what to expect in a consultation and how to request one can be found in the course materials. We may also ask you to fill out a survey about your views on academic writing support at Masaryk and how we might improve it.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
Hrazeno z projektu MUNI 3.2.1., č. projektu NPO_MUNI_MSMT-16606/2022. Funded by the MUNI 3.2.1. project, project no. NPO_MUNI_MSMT-16606/2022. Funded by the MUNI 3.2.1. project, project no. NPO_MUNI_MSMT-16606/2022.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2023, jaro 2024.
  • Statistika zápisu (nejnovější)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/predmet/cus/podzim2024/NPO_WL