UCJAP038 Writing skills

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marie Crhová, Ph.D., MA (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marie Crhová, Ph.D., MA
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
The course focuses on the students` systematic development of their writing skills as far as various text types in English are concerned. The students` aim is to reach the Paper 2 CAE level. The seminars are practically oriented. See study support for Writing skills.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Sylabus:
    1. Advice and opinion
    2. Plans and arrangements
    3. Permission
    4. Suggestions
    5. Obligation
    6. Generalisations
    7. Protest and complaint
    8. Controversy
    9. Contrast and comparison
    10. Probability
    11. Planning
    12. Ordering material
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Arnold, J., Harmer, J.:. Advanced Writing skills, London: Longman, 1992. info
  • Cory, H.:. Advanced Writing with English in Use, OUP, 1999. info
  • O´Dell, F.:. CAE Writing Skills, CUP, Cambridge, 1996. info
  • Palmer, G.:. Writing Extra, CUP, Cambridge, 2004. info
  • Coe, N., Rycroft, R., Ernest, P.:. Writing Skills Student's book, CUP, Cambridge, 1983. info
  • Coe, N., Rycroft, R., Ernest, P.:. Writing Skills Teacher's book, CUP, Cambridge, 1983. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 5 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
https://elearning.fpf.slu.cz/course/view.php?id=767
See study support for Writing skills.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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