Course: Academic Writing - Theory and Practice

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Course title Academic Writing - Theory and Practice
Course code KGER/0942
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Krovová Eva, Mgr.
  • Pappenhagen Ruth, M.A.
Course content
- A common academic language - Sub-topics, e.g. building an argument - Term papers as exercises in academic writing - Analysis of the texts by course participants

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course "Academic Writing - Theory and Practice" offers a general knowledge of some theoretical and practical aspects of academic writing. In using the current state of linguistic knowledge with regard to academic writing as a form of communication, we will pursue the distinctive features of academic writing in German. The course thus aims at understanding as well as practising of academic writing. The practical part of the course focuses on analyses of the texts by course participants themselves, on improving their expression capabilities, and on structuring their ideas.
The student - is familiar with current Czech-Saxonian debates - communicates in both written and spoken German (and Czech) with the debate participants - can research the given topics - can arrange, promote, and organize a public debate
Prerequisites
No prerequisites

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To receive credit: - Completion of reading assignments - Regular and active participation (min 75% of presence) - Analyses of own term papers
Recommended literature
  • Buchner, P. Campus Deutsch - Schreiben. München, 2015.
  • Graefen, G. / Moll, M. Wissenschaftssprache Deutsch: lesen - verstehen - schreiben. Frankfurt/M., 2011.
  • Jahr, S. Uni-Deutsch 1 Wissenschaftsdeutsch. Berlin, 2011.
  • Schäfer, S. / Heinrich, D. Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten an deutschen Universitäten. München, 2010.
  • Sittig, C. Arbeitstechniken Germanistik. Stuttgart, 2014.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): German Philology in the Czech-German Intercultural Context (A12) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Teaching German Language and Literature for Secondary School (A14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Intercultural German Studies (A14) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -