UCJMB005 Academic Writing 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
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
Course objectives
The course focuses on systematic development of the students` abilities to create various text types in English. The course follows up Academic Writing 1.
Syllabus
  • 1. Process, definition, classification, generalisation and qualification
    2. Evaluation, analysis
    3. The author`s approach (intent, attitude, tone, bias, assumptions, implications)
    4. Writing for different audiences
    5. Persuasive writing
    6. Review
    7. Doublespeak, vagueness, wordiness
    8. Critical reading, critical thinking, critical writing
    9. Argument (strategies for persuasion, errors in reasoning)
    10. Freewriting, writer`s readiness
    11. Consistency
    12. Writing techniques
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 Summer 1994, Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Summer 1997, Summer 1998, Summer 1999, Summer 2000, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
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