Course: Academic and Creative Writing

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Course title Academic and Creative Writing
Course code KAN/AOTP
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Diviš Jakub, Bc. et Mgr. M.Litt.
  • Ženíšek Martin, PhD
  • Frömmelová Vendula, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The study of the typical features of various literary genres and their consequent application in the writing of students' own texts.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Seminar
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 36 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No prerequisites
learning outcomes
recognise the characteristic features of traditional academic texts, such as essays, as well as various literary forms, including memoirs, dialogues or, at the instructor's discretion, fan fiction, poetry and rap
Skills
use a wider range of stylistic registers than is found in a conventional academic essay and be able to compare various cultural contexts and develop skills required in further courses.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
assessment methods
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Test
Recommended literature
  • Birkenstein, C., Graff G. They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing.. New York, 2014.
  • Disney, Dan, ed. Exploring Second Language Creative Writing: Beyond Babel.. Amsterdam, 2014.
  • Lunsford, Andrea, etal. Everyone is an Author. New York, 2012.


Study plans that include the course
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