Course detail

English for PhD Students

FIT-JA6DAcad. year: 2015/2016

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.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. PhDr. Milena Krhutová, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

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.

Prerequisites

Knowledge to be able in active conversation.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Study evaluation is based on marks obtained for specified items. Minimimum number of marks to pass is 50.

Course curriculum

    Work placements

    Not applicable.

    Aims

    Acquiring different skills necessary for writing: reading comprehension and summary, controlled writing, free composition and presentation.

    Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

    • 75% attendance
    • Active participation in the seminars
    • Self-study and fulfilling the set written tasks

    Recommended optional programme components

    Not applicable.

    Prerequisites and corequisites

    Not applicable.

    Basic literature

    Not applicable.

    Recommended reading

    Not applicable.

    Classification of course in study plans

    • Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral

      branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

    Type of course unit

     

    Lecture

    13 hod., optionally

    Teacher / Lecturer

    doc. PhDr. Milena Krhutová, Ph.D.

    Syllabus

    1. Základní druhy psaného projevu
    2. Zásady ústní prezentace
    3. Charakteristické rysy odborného stylu
    4. Kompozice odborného článku
    5. Prostředky ke spojování myšlenek
    6. Způsob výstavby odstavce
    7. Způsob využití citací a odkazů
    8. Charakteristické rysy anotace
    9. Udržení logického pořadí ve výstavbě textu
    10. Charakteristické rysy popisu
    11. Efektivní využití zdrojových materiálů
    12. Ústní prezentace doktorandů
    13. Semestrální test

    Fundamentals seminar

    13 hod., optionally

    Teacher / Lecturer

    Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D.