Course detail
English for PhD Students
FIT-JA6DAcad. year: 2025/2026
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
Czech, English
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
An intermediate-level examination, examination passed as part of admission procedure to the doctoral study programme.
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
The aim of the one-semester course is enhancing students' skills in reading comprehension, writing abstracts, reports and articles, presentations and communication skills.
An intermediate-level examination, examination passed as part of admission procedure to the doctoral study programme.
An intermediate-level examination, examination passed as part of admission procedure to the doctoral study programme.
- recommended prerequisite
- New Headway Intermediate 2
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
Not applicable.
Recommended reading
Harrison, R. (2012) Headway Academic Skills 3 Reading, Writing, and Study Skills Student's Book with Oxford Online Skills. Oxford: OUP (EN)
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)
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)
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
Type of course unit
Lecture
13 hod., optionally
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
26 hod., optionally
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
13 hod., compulsory
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