Academic writing - HV2077

• Title: Academic writing
• Guaranteed by: Department of Foreign Languages (22-KJ)
• Faculty: Faculty of Law
• Actual: from 2019
• Semester: both
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 4
• Hours per week, examination: 0/2, colloquium [HT]
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: cancelled
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: Mgr. Eva Dvořáková
• Is incompatible with: HP3904

Annotation

Last update: DVORAKOE/PRF.CUNI.CZ (13.09.2018)

The course aims to enhance general writing skills of the participants. This objective should be achieved by:
1. making the participants aware of various genres; 2. providing useful techniques for effective writing; 3.
highlighting grammatical issues with important stylistic implications; and 4. expanding the participants´ vocabulary
(e.g. collocations, prepositions, verbs). This is not a legal writing course. The participants will be asked to submit 3 assignments which will be corrected
and graded (at least 3 assignments of sufficient quality will be required for the successful completion of the
course). Also, attendance of 70% will be necessary.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: doc. PhDr. Marta Chromá, Ph.D. (16.01.2018)

Požadavky ke zkoušce (kolokviu): 3 vypracované písemné úkoly a 70% docházka

Syllabus

Last update: DVORAKOE/PRF.CUNI.CZ (13.09.2018)

An indicative overview of the course:

1.       Academic style

2.       Unity, coherence

3.       Commenting on cases and legislation

4.       Types of essays: argumentative, cause/effect, comparison

5.       Argumentative essay

6.       Abstract

7.       Review

8.       Problem question

9.       Research paper

 

Course completion requirements

Last update: doc. PhDr. Marta Chromá, Ph.D. (16.01.2018)

Podíl garanta na výuce činí 100%

Learning resources

Last update: Mgr. Miroslav Sojka (27.04.2015)

Literatura:

SWALES, J. M., FEAK, C. B. (2012) Academic Writing for Graduate Students. 3rd Ed. The University of Michigan Press.

BAILEY, S., (2011) Academic Writing. A Handbook for International Students. 3rd Ed. London and New York: Routledge.

OSHIMA, A., HOGUE, A. (2006) Writing Academic English. 4th Ed. New York: Pearson, Longman.

SAVAGE, A., MAYER, P., SHAFIEI, M., LISS, R., DAVIS, J. (2012) Effective Academic Writing. 2nd Ed. Oxford University Press.