D_AJ_2 English for Doctoral Studies 2

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ayna Bulatova (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Renata Hajslerová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Ivana Malovičová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A. (seminar tutor)
Libor Štěpánek (seminar tutor)
Ludmila Vyskupová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Šárka Roušavá, B.A.
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Hana Hoblová
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
ENGLISH FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAM FOR FSS DOCTORAL STUDENTS:___ Students are obliged to either:___ (1) write a test organized by the Language Education Centre for the School of Social Studies, MU Brno (FSS CJV), or (2) have the exam recognized on the basis of an exam that was done before, or on the basis of appropriate documentation (such as a publication in the foreign language; see below). This written English exam (code D_AJ_2) is regularly conducted 3 times a year: during exam periods in January, June and September. Students must register at least 3 working days before the exam date. Exam registration involves (1) signing up in IS and (2) a list of 5 topics (for an essay that would be about 4 standard pages long) that should be sent to FSS CJV. Each topic must include a brief synopsis of about 5 lines, or 5 sentences, or 5 points. The topics must connect to the theme of the student’s dissertation and must be signed by the student’s ADVISOR in order to be accepted. At the actual sitting of the exam, the examiner will select one of the proposed topics.___ RECOGNITION OF EXAM is possible if one of the following is provided: (1) International language certificates at the C1 level of CEF (Common European Framework) i.e., CAE, Pitman ESOL Higher Intermediate, TOEIC score 701-910, BEC Higher, TOEFL IBT score 92-120 (or CBT 237-300 or PBT 580-680), IELTS score 6.5-7, or higher (2) the General State Language Exam, (3) a master’s degree in English language, (4) a degree obtained from a foreign university where the study language was English, or (5) PUBLICATIONS (the student’s name must be written as the main author or first co-author in all of the following cases): book, lecture, article; or PRESENTATION at a conference held in English (the student’s name must be written as the main AUTHOR AND PRESENTER; the student must also submit a published abstract of the presentation and a written version of the presentation itself); a rejected unpublished article (the student must also submit the text and the rejection explanation).___ Please send your correspondence to Šárka Roušava at rousava@fss.muni.cz. ___ GENERAL WRITTEN EXAM PARAMETERS:___ (1) length is about 4 standard pages (i.e. 7200 characters); (2) formal style corresponding to academic writing (title, introduction, main body, conclusion); (3) use of academic conventions when citing sources___ STYLE AND ORGANIZATION: (1) clear argumentation expressed in paragraphs; (2) paragraphs are logically and coherently sequenced; (3) use of text construction principles; (4) formal register___ LANGUAGE SKILLS: (1) use of a wide grammatical range suitable for academic writing (appropriate tenses, modal verbs); (2) precise grammatical structures; (3) ability to form compound and complex sentences (not only simple sentences)___ VOCABULARY: (1) relevant vocabulary and technical terminology; (2) precise use of expressions, idioms, and phrases suitable for academic writing; (3) conjunctions and joining phrases appropriate to formal writing___ SOURCES: the student may bring to the exam some written out citations, a list of literature used, and technical and general dictionaries (all of which can be checked by the examiner).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, 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, Autumn 2020.
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