Course detail
English for PhD Students
FIT-JA6DAcad. year: 2023/2024
A course for postgraduate students focused on academic writing and presentation skills. It will also help the students prepare for the examination required for completion of postgraduate study.
Language of instruction
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
- Active participation in the seminars
- Presentation
- Written exam consists of three parts: language test, reading comprehension test and listening comprehension test.
The course is based on electronic supports produced by the department and authentic materials. The students are expected to do written assignments and presentations.
In order to successfully complete the course, it is necessary to deliver a technical / academic presentation and achieve at least 50% in each part of the written exam (language test, listening, reading).
Aims
An intermediate-level examination, examination passed as part of admission procedure to the doctoral study programme.
- recommended prerequisite
- New Headway Intermediate 2
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Leki, I. (1998) Academic Writing: Exploring Processes and Strategies. Cambridge: CUP (EN)
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F. (2016) Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: CUP (EN)
Moore, J. (2017) Oxford Academic Vocabulary Practice: Upper-Intermediate B2-C1. Oxford: OUP (EN)
Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme DIT Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme DIT Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme DIT-EN Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme DIT-EN Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral
branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral
branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral
branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral
branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Presentations
- Trends and development
- Academic writing
- Linking
- Objectivity and formality
- Passive
- Hedging
- Articles
- Relative clauses
- Wordorder and emphasis
- Word formation
- Technical and academic vocabulary
Seminar
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Presentations
- Trends and development
- Academic writing
- Linking
- Objectivity and formality
- Passive
- Hedging
- Articles
- Relative clauses
- Wordorder and emphasis
- Word formation
- Technical and academic vocabulary
Language exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Presentations
- Trends and development
- Academic writing
- Linking
- Objectivity and formality
- Passive
- Hedging
- Articles
- Relative clauses
- Wordorder and emphasis
- Word formation
- Technical and academic vocabulary
Elearning