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Lecturer(s)
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Zatloukalová Leslie Joy
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Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Kořínková Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Topics: Academic writing styles. Avoiding plagiarism. Citations, paraphrasing, summarizing. Compiling bibliography. Referencing. Planning, structuring, writing and editing an academic essay.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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Aims: After completing the course students will be able to: - characterise academic writing in terms of appropriate style, language structures and vocabulary, - recognize and avoid various kinds of plagiarism, - effectively quote, paraphrase and summarize various types of resources, - compile bibliography and provide in-text referencing, - plan, structure, write and edit a short academic essay.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay
80% attendance, Active participation in classes, Timely submission of an academic essay (details to be specified by the teacher).
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Recommended literature
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Bailey, S. (2011). Acadmic Writing. A handbook for international students..
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Barry, M. (2011). Steps to Academic Writing. Cambridge.
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Rogers, L. (2012). Delta Academic Objectives: Writing Skills Student´s Book.. Surrey.
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Taylor, G. A Student´s Writing Guide. Cambridge. 2009.
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