UCJAAWK1 Academic Writing 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/5/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jan Vomlela (seminar tutor)
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
  • English (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
Course objectives (in Czech)
Předmět je zaměřen na systematické rozvíjení dovedností v psaní různých útvarů v cílovém jazyce. Předmět volně navazuje na writing skills, v němž jsou probírány základní dovednosti písemného projevu. V předmětu Academic writing I je cílem zvládnout práci s rozsáhlejšími soubory informací a tvůrčím a korektním způsobem je zpracovávat v písemném projevu. Sylabus: 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 Požadavky na studenta: Specifikace úkolů je dána ve studijní opoře. 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 Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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