JAD01 Advanced English for PhD studies (C1)

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Anjuli Pandavar, PhD (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Joseph Lennon, Ph.D. (assistant)
Lenka Pavlíková (assistant)
Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Anjuli Pandavar, PhD
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
JAD01/01: Tue 9:00–10:50 C15/227, A. Pandavar
Prerequisites
Knowledge of English: Instructor: native or minimum C2, Participant: C1 or B2+
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/32, only registered: 0/32, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/32
Course objectives
To equip students to successfully apply the English language to all higher academic functions and to prepare students for international engagement.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: * Make sound academic judgement of their own and others’ written academic work * Be familiar with the principles of writing compelling academic English * Be able to work iteratively to improve written texts * Be able to give and receive professional feedback * Be able to write collaboratively * Reflect on their own development as learners
Syllabus
  • Academic Writing * Conciseness * Paramedic and reverse paramedic methods * Active and passive voice * Adding Emphasis * Sentence variety * Paragraphs and paragraphing Visual Rhetoric * Using fonts with purpose Graduate Writing * Introduction to graduate writing * Graduate writing topics * Style * Editing and proofreading * Organisation and structure
Literature
  • The presumption is that students will research and choose their own literature. The course will provide context-setting and other supportive resources
Teaching methods
The course is organised on the basis of experiential learning, a form of autonomous learning. Under the teachers guidance, students present their work for collegial critique and feedback. The principles of writing compelling English are added iteratively to the same work each week. It is highly recommended that students present their real-life writing for critique and feedback. At the end of the course, there is a short collaborative writing exercise.
Assessment methods
Evaluation is by active class participation and a collaborative writing exercise.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Continuous and portfolio assessment
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: Output level C1, C1+ or C2, depending on level at entry + performance.
Teacher's information
This one-semester writing course is complemented with a one-semester presentation course in the alternating semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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