Course: Academic Writing

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Course title Academic Writing
Course code KAJ/4071
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Haase Christoph, Dr. Ph.D., M.A.
  • Brandon Mark, Dr. phil.
Course content
The course is to concentrate on student´s correct opinion formulating.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
  • unspecified - 56 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the class is to increase student´s writing skills.
THe student would provide a stylistically satisfactory writing (essay, texts, seminar papers) which involve modern design in style and would be the student´s own creative work.
Prerequisites
The student is able to write basic stylistics in English.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The students are able to understand the issues of arguments and are also able to present and express their attitudes.
Recommended literature
  • Brink-Budgen, R.van den. Critical thinking for students. Oxford: How to books, 2000.
  • Colombo, G., Cullen, R., Lisle, B. Rereading America. Cultural contexts for critical thinking and writing. Boston/New York: Bedford/St. Martin´s, 2001.
  • Jordan, R.R. Academic writing course. Essex: Longman, 1999.
  • Leki, I. Academic writing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
  • McCarthy & O´Dell, Felicity. Academic vocabulary in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press., 2008.
  • Muller, G. H., & Mounsey, Ch. Essays and dissertations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
  • Swales, J. Genre analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990.
  • Turabian, K. L. A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language and Literature (A14) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): English Language and Literature (A14) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): English Language and Literature (A14) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): - (A14) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language and Literature (A14) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language and Literature (A14) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter