UCJAOPBP24 Writing Practice

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Steven Morris, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marie Crhová, Ph.D., MA
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UCJAOPBP24/A: Wed 9:45–11:20 M10, S. Morris
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)
Předmět je zaměřen na systematické rozvíjení dovedností v psaní různých útvarů v anglickém jazyce, jako jsou např. esej, literární esej, závěrečná práce apod. Jsou v něm probrány základní dovednosti spojené s písemným projevem, stejně jako specifika anglicky psaných akademických textů. Cílem je mimo jiné naučit studenty zvládnout práci s rozsáhlejšími soubory informací a tvůrčím a korektním způsobem je také zpracovávat právě v písemném projevu. Pozornost je dále věnována revizi textu i ústní prezentaci výsledků výzkumu
Syllabus
  • 1. Authorship and plagiarism, how to avoid plagiarism. 2. Sources of information and work with them (various sources of information, their reliability, data collection and comments). 3. Critical thinking, reading and writing. How to avoid common typing mistakes. 4. Types of texts (essay, argumentative essay, literary essay, presentation, bachelor's and diploma thesis). 5. Social factors in writing (target group, question of formality of the text, spoken and written text). 6. We start writing: how to choose a topic (the so-called thesis statement, thesis outline, title). 7. Writing and rewriting, how to present ideas (writing as a process, writing the first version and other versions). 8. Essay structure (general advice; introduction, article and conclusion), how to write a conclusion and annotation of a bachelor's/diploma thesis. 9. How to logically build and organize a text well (paragraph, so-called topic sentence, paragraph structure; cohesion and coherence, connecting expressions and phrases). 10. How to organize the text well - continued (consistent approach to the text, what else to pay attention to when writing). 11. Revision of the text, proofreading and final editing (general questions about the text, presentation of ideas and arguments, choice of words, work with sources of information, length of the text). 12. Presentation of research results, defense of the final thesis. 13. Joint evaluation of assigned tasks
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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