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Lecturer(s)
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Kovařík Filip, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course covers four thematic areas in which students are progressively guided through the entire process of producing an academic text - from preparation and planning, through writing and argument construction, to revision and working with feedback. 1. Planning and preparing a text (Weeks 1-3) Writing as a process and its stages; mind mapping as a preparatory tool; constructing an outline; the logical structure of a text; formulating the main idea and purpose of a text; analysing the audience and the text's aim; the distinction between planning and writing; common mistakes in text preparation. 2. Writing as a process (Weeks 4-6) The first draft and its function; techniques for overcoming writer's block; freewriting and its application; working with an unfinished text; developing and deepening ideas; moving from a draft to a developed text; time management in writing. 3. The paragraph and argumentation (Weeks 7-10) Paragraph structure - topic sentence, development, conclusion; types of paragraphs and their function within a text; the logical construction of an argument; deductive and inductive text organisation; transitional expressions and textual cohesion; working with evidence and examples; common errors in argumentation; parallel structures and textual consistency. 4. Revision and feedback (Weeks 11-13) Revision as a distinct stage of writing; the difference between content revision and language proofreading; strategies for critically reading one's own text; layers of revision - structure, argumentation, clarity, language; providing constructive feedback; receiving and processing comments.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 44 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course is conceived as a practical seminar focused on the writing process from the very beginning. Students will learn how to plan and prepare an academic text - how to clarify their ideas, construct an outline, and logically structure their content before writing begins. The course treats writing as a process: students will become familiar with techniques for overcoming initial writer's block, learn to work with a first draft, and develop it progressively into a coherent piece. Particular attention is paid to the logical construction of paragraphs and argumentation, as these skills form the foundation of quality academic writing. The final part of the course focuses on revision and feedback - students will learn to critically evaluate their own writing and work productively with comments they receive from others.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: - plan an academic text using a mind map and outline, and logically structure their ideas before writing begins, - write a first draft using techniques to overcome writer's block and progressively develop it into a coherent piece, - construct a correctly structured text with a clear topic sentence, developed argumentation, and smooth transitions between ideas, - revise their own text with regard to clarity, logical coherence, and linguistic accuracy, - provide constructive feedback on another person's text and work productively with the comments they themselves receive.
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Prerequisites
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No prior knowledge of academic writing is required.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Seminar Work
Ongoing completion of assigned tasks and the submission of a short academic essay.
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Recommended literature
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Fang, Z. (2026). Demystifying Academic Writing Genres, Moves, Skills, and Strategies. Londýn.
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Goodson, P. (2024). Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing. Londýn.
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Sword, H. (2017). Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write. Cambridge.
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