FPF:UCJAAWK1 Academic Writing 1 - Course Information

UCJAAWK1 Academic Writing 1

Extent and Intensity

0/5/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

M.Sc. Gary Rostock (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

M.Sc. Gary Rostock
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

The course focuses on systematic development of the students` abilities to create various text types in English. The course loosely follows up Writing Skills, in which the basic writing skills are the focus. In Academic Writing 1, the main aim is for the students to operate with a larger amount of information and use it creatively and correctly in writing.

Syllabus

• 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

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Tasks are specified in the study support.

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