Course: Academic English

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Course title Academic English
Course code KDV/92AAE
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction Czech
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)
  • Šamajová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kratochvíl František, M.A., Ph.D.
  • Sio Joanna Ut-Seong, doc. Ph.D.
  • Saad Georges, PhD.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The course aims to equip students with appropriate academic vocabulary, grammar and stylistic conventions to improve their academic writing and presentation style. Special attention is paid to the differences between formal and informal styles of English. The course reiterates the contentions of academic argumentations with an emphasis on student's ability to present their own research. Students produce authentic academic texts in a variety of formats (paper, dissertation chapter) of their own work and receive comments from the instructor and peers.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Students apply their newly acquired knowledge in the composition of a new academic text (academic paper, chapter/part of a dissertation).
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Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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