UCJAU019 Academic writing 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2018
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
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
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.
Teacher's information
Tasks are specified in the study support.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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