Course: Academic Writing

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Course title Academic Writing
Course code KČJ/TEPS
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jindrová Petra, PhDr.
Course content
Topics for presentation: Čmejrková, S., Daneš, F., Světlá, J.: Jak napsat odborný text. Praha 1999 1. From the language of science towards communication in science 2. Intercultural communication 3. Developing the skills for scientific discourse 4. The genres of scientific discourse 5. The author, the reader and other subjects in a text 6. Interactive nature of scientific text 7. The title and its types 8. Composition of a scientific paper 9. What makes the text coherent and gives it sense 10. The substance and the kinds of content relations and logical relations 11. Time relations, relations of paratactic nature 12. Repeating the speech subject, composing the explanation 13. From sentence to paragraph 14. Composing a paragraph, the network of speech subjects in a text 15. Modality 16. Condensed vs. analytic ways of expression, explicit vs. implicit ways of expression 17. Clarity, comprehensive layout 18. Vertical segmenting of a text 19. Graphic layout of a document Hoffmannová, J.: Stylistika a ..... Praha 1997 1. Intertextuality 2. The language culture (the culture of speech) 3. Spoken and written language 4. Semantics 5. Syntax of a text 6. Text lingvistics

Learning activities and teaching methods
Individual study, Seminar
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 22 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 5 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
learning outcomes
The student understands and follows the rules of composing scientific texts. He/she is able to choose language means adequate for the scientific text. The student understands the principles of condensing a text and intellectualizing the text. The student can produce a meaningful and coherent scientific text. He/she can correct mistakes in such a text.
teaching methods
Seminar
Individual study
assessment methods
Oral exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Čechová, Marie. Stylistika současné češtiny. Vyd. 1. Praha : ISV nakladatelství, 1997. ISBN 80-85866-21-8.
  • Čmejrková, Světla; Daneš, František; Světlá, Jindra. Jak napsat odborný text. Praha : Leda, 1999. ISBN 80-85927-69-1.
  • Hoffmannová, Jana; Homoláč, Jiří,; Chvalovská, Eliška; Jílková, Lucie,; Kaderka, Petr,; Mareš, Petr,; Mrázková, Kamila. Stylistika mluvené a psané češtiny. 2016. ISBN 978-80-200-2566-1.
  • Hoffmannová, Jana. Stylistika a-- : současná situace stylistiky. Praha : Trizonia, 1997. ISBN 80-85573-67-9.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the Czech Language (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the Czech Language (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the Czech Language (14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the Czech Language (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in the Czech Language (16) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter