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Course: English for PhD Students 1

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Course title English for PhD Students 1
Course code KFL/A1D
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nováková Jitka, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Dunová Petra, PhD
Course content
This course is taught in English and requires advanced knowledge of the language. Students will develop skills in delivering presentations, writing abstracts, CVs, formal letters by Anglo-American standards and reading and understanding authentic and professional texts in English.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 58 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 60 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No prerequisite courses.
learning outcomes
Students will be able to: - analyse professional text nad interpret it, - analyse professional text and interpret it in written form, - summarise/recapitulate main thesis of the read/heard text, - discuss and argue accordingly, - present/deliver a report, paper, and lecture, - produce examples of their own written work in English.
teaching methods
Seminar
assessment methods
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Newsweek. New York : Newsweek, 1933.
  • Alexander, L. G. Essay and Letter Writing. Longman, 1995.
  • Hewings, Martin. Advanced grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English : with answers. 9th pub. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-521-49868-6.
  • Sinclair, John. Anglicko-český výkladový slovník. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1998. ISBN 80-7106-304-5.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Foreign Relations (18-1,2,3,4) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Foreign Relations (14-7) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ethnology (11-6) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (12-6) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Modern History (17-6) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Foreign Relations (18-1,2,3,4) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Foreign Relations (14-7) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Ethnology (11-6) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Modern History (17-6) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (12-6) Category: History courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 04.12.2025 23:51. Data created for academic year 2025/2026