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Lecturer(s)
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Faltýnek Dan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Krásová Kateřina, Mgr. et Mgr.
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Course content
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(1) Encyclopaedia as a collection of knowledge Historical and genre specifics of encyclopaedias (difference between encyclopaedia and dictionary), (2) Encyclopaedic formats Types of encyclopaedia (difference between electronic and printed, open and closed encyclopaedias), purpose(s), format of the EoL (3) What does an encyclopaedic entry look like Structure of encyclopaedic entries in general compared to structure of EoL entries (4) Sources and searching for and sorting of information Difference between primary and secondary sources, methods of composing bibliography (5) Excerpting scientific literature Critical approach to scientific literature, (6) Paraphrase versus plagiarism (ethics of scientific work) Compilation, originality of scientific texts, person of author, author in text, author strategies, other subjects in text (7) Citations and citing standards Various citing styles, Chicago style citations ? detailed introduction to various types of sources cited (8) Structure and coherence of text Thematic, content-based/logical and compositional relations (9) Modalities of conveying information and scientific (encyclopaedic) style (10) Formal processing of text Grammatical and stylistic devices of scientific style, orthography; appropriate choice of words from the standpoint of accuracy and stylistic suitability, exact formulation of ideas, appropriate and inappropriate repetition (11) Rules of editing MediaWiki entries Basic typographical rules (12) Editing entries for the EoL
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course Encyclopaedia of Linguistics is part of a broader project which aims to create an electronic encyclopaedia of linguistics and to use and take advantage of results of other courses (in form of encyclopaedic entries) of the Department of General Linguistics. Doctoral students will create several entries related to their specializations (topics covered in their dissertations). The aim of the course is to also put together a student team of editors who will edit the entries. The course will provide students with knowledge of structure and required properties of scholarly texts. Attention will be given to character of primary and secondary literature and manner of its excerption (paraphrases, quotations, plagiarizing), manner of referencing in text and creation of complete bibliographic records. Students will learn about genre specifics of encyclopaedic entries and encyclopaedias, their form and purpose in the context of scientific expression and style. Explanation will be demonstrated on examples (positive and negative) of encyclopaedic entries authored by students and entries in Czech and international encyclopaedias. Students will at the same time try their hand at editing work and preparation of scientific text for publishing, learning to edit in the MediaWiki system.
Excellent orientation in information sources and working with them Knowledge of required properties of scientific texts Knowledge of editorial rules and practice Experience with creation of encyclopaedic entries Deepening of knowledge of the topics related to respective doctoral dissertations Knowledge of software used for creation of encyclopaedias
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Prerequisites
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For doctoral students only.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar Work
(1) Regular attendance (2) Regular preparation of entries / required reading (3) Creation of 3 encyclopaedic entries
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Recommended literature
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Čmejrková, S. - Daneš, F. a kol. (1999). Jak napsat odborný text. Praha.
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Eco, U. (1997). Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc.
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Eco, U., Jandová, Z., Pelán, J., Chalupská, G., Giordanová, H., Štichauer, P., & Bažil, M. (2012). Od stromu k labyrintu: historické studie o znaku a interpretaci. Praha: Argo.
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Meško, D. a kol. (2006). Akademická příručka. Osveta, Martin.
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