UCJAU019 Academic writing 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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 (in Czech)
Seminář 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.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Sylabus semináře:
    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
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Jordan, R. R. Academic Writing Course. info
  • Hugh, C. Advanced writing with English in use. info
  • Heather, A. Thinking it through. A practical guide to academic essay writing, Peterborough. info
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 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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