AJ3204 Akademické psaní

Pedagogická fakulta
jaro 2025
Rozsah
0/1/0. kombinované studium: výuka v blocích. 3 kr. Ukončení: k.
Vyučováno kontaktně
Vyučující
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Mgr. Helena Worthington, Ph.D. (cvičící)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Kontaktní osoba: Jana Popelková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury – Pedagogická fakulta
Předpoklady
Advanced level of English.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course aims to:
develop the academic writing skills of the students with focus on argumentation and rhetorical structure;
provide practice in writing the rhetorical sections of a diploma thesis;
It will teach students how to:
build their authorial identity and communicate with their readers;
write argumentative texts using the problem-solution and cause-effect patterns;
critically evaluate sources and reference to sources (quotations and paraphrases) and visual devices.
Výstupy z učení
After completing the course, the student will be able:
write an argumentative academic text in English;
abide by the Anglophone academic style conventions (soft sciences) in terms of formality, writer-reader interaction, academic vocabulary and phraseology;
apply the appropriate rhetorical structure of the genre of diploma theses;
transfer the knowledge into teaching writing in English lessons and work with relevant academic genres.
Osnova
  • 1. Academic writing - context, conventions, approaches. The genre of diploma thesis.
  • 2. Writing Introductions. General-specific openings and the thesis statements
  • 3. Writing the Thesis statement. Personal vs. impersonal stance.
  • 4. Writing the Literature review. Citing sources.
  • 5. Coherent information flow - topic development.
  • 6. The cause-effect pattern. Coherent information flow - connectors.
  • 7. Presenting arguments, reporting results and findings.
  • 8. Stance in academic discourse.
  • 9. Writing the Conclusions.
  • 10. Writing the Summary.
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • MCCARTHY, Michael a Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
  • HAMP-LYONS, Liz a Ben HEASLEY. Study writing : a course in writing skills for academic purposes. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 213 s. ISBN 9780521534963. info
    neurčeno
  • SWALES, John a Christine B. FEAK. Academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills. 2nd ed. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004, ix, 331. ISBN 0472088564. info
  • PALTRIDGE, Brian a Sue STARFIELD. Thesis and dissertation writing in a second language : a handbook for supervisors. New York: Routledge, 2007, vii, 189. ISBN 9780415371735. info
Výukové metody
Teaching methods:
explanation and discussion in seminars;
guided writing and editing text drafts;
observation of selected phenomena during teaching practice;
home study and practice.
Metody hodnocení
Completion prerequisites:
- attendance: minimum 80%;
- active participation in seminars;
- completing 3 writing assignments 70%
- passing 3 progress tests - passmark 70%.
Completion requirements for seminar groups taught by Helena Worthington
- active participation in seminars;
- submitting 6 assignments during the semester / all assignments are compulsary - passmark 70%
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
Informace učitele
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=945
Day-time students https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=945 Distant students https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=3561 For online semester: Please note that students are requested to secure good internet connection in order to participate in online lessons and they must attend these meetings with both the sound and camera on. Students who have an individual study plan should fulfil all tasks assigned in the Moodle course supporting this subject, submit a written assignment (essay on a topic related to the course) and discuss other possible additional tasks with the teacher.
Studijní opora
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=3561#section-1
Další komentáře
Předmět je vyučován každoročně.
Výuka probíhá každý týden.
Poznámka k četnosti výuky: kombinované studium: každý druhý týden.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích jaro 2018, jaro 2019, jaro 2020, jaro 2021, jaro 2022, jaro 2023, jaro 2024.