Course: Academic Foreign Language Competence

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Course title Academic Foreign Language Competence
Course code KPM/DCJN
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Černá Milena, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is intended for doctoral studies. - Preparation for an international conference. - Preparation of a paper according to the conference committee´s instructions and rules for scientific publishing. - Active participation in the conference where the official language is a foreign language. - Actively presenting on such a conference. Alternatively, it is possible to prove the language competence by preparing, organizing and realizing at least one lecture in foreign language (after further detailed discussion with PhD supervisor and guarantor of this subject).

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 10 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 250 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
know electronic databases
Skills
work with international literature
prepare research paper in foreign language
be able to active communicate with international partners
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
active and passive for expert communication
Skills
work with foreign language and use provided literature review for relevant research area
analyze and finish research study in foreign language
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
Competences
Individual study
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
assessment methods
Knowledge
Practical exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • . V případě jazykové zkoušky pod ÚJP ZČU dle pokynů ústavu pro příslušný jazyk.
  • Meško, Dušan; Katuščák, Dušan; Findra, Ján. Akademická příručka. Martin : Osveta, 2006. ISBN 80-8063-219-7.
  • Nicola F. Johnson. Publishing from Your PhD: Negotiating a Crowded Jungle. 2017.
  • Saunders, Mark; Lewis, Philip,; Thornhill, Adrian. Research methods for business students. Seventh edition. 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-01662-7.


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