Course details
Writing for Academic Purposes
JA6 Acad. year 2003/2004 Winter semester
Writing course for postgraduate and intermediate students.Various writing skills are trained and developed during the course: taking notes, summary, reports and articles, description of a process or instrument.
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Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
Ability to distinguish various writing styles,reconstruct the text on the base of taken notes, write a summary, a report, article and also make a good presentation.
Learning objectives
Acquiring different skills necessary for writing: reading comprehension and summary, controlled writing, free composition and presentation. Note: this is a two-semester course
Study literature
- Sparling, D.: English or Czenglish?, Praha, SPN, 1989
- Hladký, J.: Zrádná slova v angličtině, Praha, SPN, 1990
Fundamental literature
- McArthur, T.: The Written Word. A course in controlled composition. Oxford University Press, 1990
- Maley, A.: Writing Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate. Oxford Supplementary Skills. OUP, 1990
Progress assessment
75% attendance Active participation in the seminars Self-study and fulfilling the set written tasks
Course inclusion in study plans
- Programme EI-BC-3, field VTB, any year of study, Recommended
- Programme EI-BC-3 (in English), field VTB, any year of study, Recommended
- Programme EI-MGR-3, field VTN, any year of study, Recommended
- Programme EI-MGR-5, field VTI, any year of study, Recommended
- Programme EI-MGR-5 (in English), field VTI, any year of study, Recommended