Course details
English for PhD Students
JA6D Acad. year 2014/2015 Winter semester
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.
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Language of instruction
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Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
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.
Learning objectives
Acquiring different skills necessary for writing: reading comprehension and summary, controlled writing, free composition and presentation.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Knowledge to be able in active conversation.
Study literature
- Sparling, D.: English or Czenglish?, Praha, SPN, 1989
- Hladký, J.: Zrádná slova v angličtině, Praha, SPN, 1990
Fundamental literature
- Maley, A.: Writing Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate. Oxford Supplementary Skills. OUP, 1990
- Leki, I.: Academic Writing, Cambridge University Press, 2006
Syllabus of seminars
Progress assessment
Study evaluation is based on marks obtained for specified items. Minimimum number of marks to pass is 50.
Controlled instruction
- 75% attendance
- Active participation in the seminars
- Self-study and fulfilling the set written tasks