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Lecturer(s)
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Valentová Adéla, Mgr.
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Šťastná Terezie, Mgr.
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Course content
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Syllabus: 1. Introduction to Academic writing - the purpose of academic writing and its features, common types of academic writing 2. Effective writing process 3. Paragraph - topic sentences, cohesion, coherence 4. Introduction - typical features 5. Body - typical features 6. Presenting argument and discussion, cause and effect, examples, definitions etc. 7. Conclusions - typical features 8. Avoiding plagiarism - summarizing and paraphrasing 9. Conventions - formal register, typical phrases 10. Conventions - reader-friendly style 11. Vocabulary - typical pitfalls, typical academic words 12. Vocabulary - collocations, synonyms, prepositions, articles, punctuation 13. Revision
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
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Learning outcomes
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The students will learn some general characteristics of writing in an academic setting that are relevant across all disciplines. They will be acquainted with the proper structuring of a text, ways to avoid plagiarism, as well as the relevant tone and language used in writing a good research paper.
Enhancement of knowledge and language skills related to academic writing - i.e. proper structuring of text, use of correct language devices for proper building of an academic text, getting acquainted with citation norms and ways to avoid plagiarism.
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Prerequisites
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intermediate to upper-intermediate knowledge of the English language
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
80% attendance, active participation, fulfilment of assignments, passing the final test
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Recommended literature
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BAILEY, Stephen. (2018). Academic writing: a handbook for international students. Fifth Edition. New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.
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DE CHAZAL, Edward a Julie MOORE. (2013). Oxford EAP: advanced/C1 : a course in English for academic purposes.. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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DE CHAZAL, Edward a Sam MCCARTER. (2012). Oxford EAP: a course in English for academic purposes : upper-intermediate/B2.. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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HEWINGS, Martin a Chris SOWTON. (2012). Cambridge academic English: an integrated skills corse for EAP : upper intermediate.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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THAINE, Craig, Anthony MANNING a Chris SOWTON. (2012). Cambridge academic English: an integrated skills corse for EAP : intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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ZEMACH, Dorothy E. a Lisa A. RUMISEK. (2003). Academic writing from paragraph to essay. Oxford: Macmillan.
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