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Lecturer(s)
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Königová Veronika, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Dudáček Václav, Mgr.
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Course content
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Students will be introduced to the basic writing types. They will further be taught about developing main ideas, paraphasing, concluding and other aspects of academic writing.Topics: language of academic style, expressing cause and result, connectives, cohesion, coherence, referencing and citing, plagiarization.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Seminar
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 26 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| name the main morphological and syntactic categories of English |
| demonstrate the knowledge of the English language at B2 level according to CEFR |
| name functional styles and their characteristics |
| identify differences between formal and informal English |
| name the basic works of English linguistic literature |
| Skills |
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| demonstrate specialized skills at the B2 level according to CEFR |
| interpret English texts dealing with humanities at the popular scientific level |
| summarize the content of English popular scientific text and identify the main idea |
| identify basic morphological and syntactical phenomena in an English text |
| create coherent written texts in general language |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| demonstrate the knowledge of English at B2+ level according to CEFR |
| characterize the morphosyntactic structure of academic text |
| characterize vocabulary and expressions typical of academic text |
| understand the phenomena of cohesion and coherence in application to academic texts |
| identify the basic characteristics of the citation apparatus of academic texts |
| Skills |
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| demonstrate specialized knowledge at the B2+ level according to CEFR |
| interpret more advanced academic texts from the field of the humanities |
| summarize the content of English academic text and identify its main ideas |
| effectively translate expressions characteristic of academic style |
| create cohesive and coherent academic texts |
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| Test |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Alexander, L. G. Essay and Letter Writing. Longman, 1995.
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Dušková, Libuše. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. 4. vyd. Praha : Academia, 2012. ISBN 978-80-200-2211-0.
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Jordan, R. R. Academic writing course : study skills in English. Harlow : Pearson Education Limited, 1999. ISBN 0-582-40019-8.
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Legg, Miranda. Academic English.. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2014.
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Macpherson, Robin. Základy anglické stylistiky. Praha: Academia, 2001.
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Vince, Michael. . Advanced langugage practice : English grammar and vocabulary : with key.. 2009. ISBN 978-0-2307-2073-8.
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