UCJA6324 Academic Writing 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Stručná anotace předmětu: Seminář je zaměřen na systematické rozvíjení dovedností v psaní různých útvarů v cílovém jazyce. Sylabus ZS: 1. Thesis statement, outline and paragraph structure 2. Collecting, plannning, developing ideas for the body 3. Transitional words and phrases 4. Writing and rewriting the draft 5. Language awareness (spelling, punctuation, grammar and vocabulary) 6. Coherence and cohesion, consistency 7. Documentation and interpretation of data, organization of secondary material 8. Editing, revising and proofreading 9. Drawing conclusions, writing a summary (an abstract) 10. Writing letters 11. Explanation, illustration, description 12. Comparison and contrast Sylabus LS: 1. Process, definition, classification, generalisation and qualification 2. Evaluation, analysis 3. The author's approach (intent, attitude, tone, bias, assumptions, implications) 4. Writing for different audiences 5. Persuasive writing 6. Review 7. Doublespeak, vagueness, wordiness 8. Critical reading, critical thinking, critical writing 9. Argument (strategies for persuasion, errors in reasoning) 10. Freewriting, writer's readiness 11. Consistency 12. Writing techniques Odborná literatura: Hugh, C.: Advanced writing with English in use, Oxford, 1996. Jordan, R. R.: Academic Writing Course. London, 1989. Heather, A. (ed.): Thinking it through. A practical guide to academic essay writing, Peterborough. Academic Skills Center, 1995.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 1994, Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Summer 1997, Summer 1998, Summer 1999, Summer 2000, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Summer 2009.
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