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Lecturer(s)
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Topinka Daniel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to writing and reading migration 2. Academic texts: genres 3. Writing an academic text: Organizing and processing field/research notes 4. Writing an academic text: Understanding Academic Writing and its Jargon 5. Writing an academic text: text structure, making an outline 6. Writing an academic text: methodology, abstract 7. Writing an academic text: the position of the anthropologist 8. Writing an academic text: The Discussion 9. Writing an academic text: Citing Sources 10. Writing an academic text: Proofreading Your Paper 11. Giving and oral Presentation 12. Conclusion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The course addresses key questions to students in order to develop academic writing and reading skills in relation with migration process. Key concepts and general skills are introduced including micro and macro approaches. After a theoretical introduction the course focuses on a learning approach through selected readings and case studies on migrant's lives and ethnographies. Materials cover texts such as, narratives, biography, ethnography and academic papers. The course counts with a specific lecture a seminar on oral communication.
After successfully passing the course students should be able to comprehend and translate multidisciplinary processes of global and local migration. Students will adopt in their future research key concepts and specific academic skills related to the process of writing and reading migration. Selected readings provide students with a critical view to academic texts.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
1) 75% attendance at the seminar 2) active work with assigned texts at the seminar 3) elaboration of seminar paper (8 SP) Basic knowledge of English is required.
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Recommended literature
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Becker, H. (1986). Writing for social scientists. How to start and finish your thesis, book, or article. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press..
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Berger, J. (1975). Seventh Man. Penguin, Harmandsworth..
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Krase, J.; Uherek, Z. (2017). Diversity and Local Contexts: Urban Space, Borders, and Migration. Palgrave Macmillan..
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Šanderová, J. (2007). Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách. Praha: SLON..
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