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English for Historians 2 - KJAZ055
Title: Akademická angličtina pro historiky 2
Guaranteed by: Department of Ecclesiastical History and Literary History (26-KCD)
Faculty: Catholic Theological Faculty
Actual: from 2023
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / 7 (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences: critical thinking
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: ThLic. Mgr. Lenka Makovcová Demartini, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): ThLic. Mgr. Lenka Makovcová Demartini, Ph.D.
Co-requisite : KJAZ054
Annotation -
Last update: ThLic. Mgr. Lenka Makovcová Demartini, Ph.D. (23.01.2024)
The seminar aims to develop academic skills concerning the themes belonging to Christian history, culture, and art (including the methodology of writing academic theses). Basic reading and communicative skills in English are required.

ATTENTION! For the academic year 2023/24: the syllabus, teaching materials, and course requirements are identical to the course Academic English KJAZ157 (all necessary information and files for KJAZ157 2 are included in SIS), THE DEFAULT PLATFORM FOR ASSIGNMENTS, DEADLINE SUBMISSIONS AND COMMUNICATION IS GOOGLE CLASSROOM!!!

For KJAZ055 2, continuous submissions of the materials and submission of the seminar thesis project are conditions for admission to the final examination. An oral presentation is not a requirement (this is replaced by a final exam).
Aim of the course -
Last update: ThLic. Mgr. Lenka Makovcová Demartini, Ph.D. (22.03.2024)

The aim of the course is to introduce the basics of academic English and the methodology of professional reading, oral presentations and academic writing.

During and at the end of the summer term, students should be able to read (understand and analyse) academic texts on specific issues and:
1) orally present their academic topic with all the requisites (structure, context, argumentation, linguistic devices).
2) Academic writing: distinguish between informal and formal style, use linguistic devices that relativise unambiguous statements and know the linguistic types used in academic papers: description, narration, definition, exemplification, classification, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, generalisation, interpretation, paraphrasing + summary, quotation and referencing (...) and actively use different linguistic expressions (for the 3 types of argumentation. and/or/ but)
3) Know and distinguish the structure and requirements of an academic paper: produce a draft of a term paper.
4) discuss the topics to be worked on in the homework (i.e. based on the worksheets: art in a socio-historical context and selected theological and ethical topics in a contemporary postmodern context).
5) Demonstrate listening comprehension

Literature -
Last update: ThLic. Mgr. Lenka Makovcová Demartini, Ph.D. (01.03.2023)

Course texts:

Files for the course KJAZ157 in SIS

 

Supporting literature:

O'DELL, Felicity - MCCARTHY, Michael. Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.

JORDAN, R. R.  Academic Writing Course. Study Skills in English. Harlow: Essex, UK, 2006.

MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use (New Edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.

MIKULICOVÁ, Mlada. Anglické texty pro teology. Praha: Karolinum, 2002.

Websites:

https://library.diplomatic.ac/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/epdf.pub_academic-vocabulary-in-use-with-answers.pdf

https://dl2.languagecentre.ir/Writing/Academic_Writing_Course%20[www.languagecentre.ir].pdf

http://www.uefap.net/

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/2/

http://www.thesaurus.com/

http://www.dictionary.com/

Teaching methods -
Last update: ThLic. Mgr. Lenka Makovcová Demartini, Ph.D. (01.03.2023)

The flipped classroom method is used in the teaching: students are given initial material to prepare at home, and then the topic is discussed further in the seminar. The active knowledge of the vocabulary and language skills of the lesson is subject to a test.

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: ThLic. Mgr. Lenka Makovcová Demartini, Ph.D. (23.01.2024)

The exam has both oral and written parts. The candidate will appear for the exam with a 15-page English-language text on one of the topics of the SS seminar KJAZ157 (e.g. an article in a professional periodical) selected by the candidate and approved in advance (via email) by the examiner. Alternatively, it is also possible to choose from the other topics listed in the "syllabus KJAT055 section". It is also possible to propose a theme of your own. He/she will translate the selected passage into English and will be able to comment on its content.  Explain the selected technical terms, demonstrating knowledge of vocabulary by variations of wording. Finally, he/she will write an English summary of the specified part of the text.

Syllabus -
Last update: ThLic. Mgr. Lenka Makovcová Demartini, Ph.D. (23.01.2024)

Attention! For the SS academic year 2023/24, the syllabus is identical to that of KJAZ157.

Alternatively, it is also possible to choose from the following (bold type) topics for the final exam. It is also possible to propose a theme of your own.

Week 1

Introduction/ Essay writing skills

Week 2 

Text: ‘St Paul's Cathedral has Risen above its critics for 300 years’

Presentation: The Great Fire of London (1666) in the Historical Context

Week 3

Text: ‘St Paul's Cathedral has Risen above its critics for 300 years’

Presentation: Christopher Wren

Week 4 

Text: ‘St Paul's Cathedral has Risen above its critics for 300 years’

Presentation: The Architecture of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London

Week 5 

Text: from William Blake and his Circle

Presentation: English Romanticism

Week 6 

Text: from William Blake and his Circle

Presentation: The Life of William Blake

Week 7 

Text: from William Blake and his Circle

Presentation: William Blake as a Painter

Week 8 

Text: ‘Millais’s Christ in the House of His Parents

Presentation: Pre-Raphaelite Movement

Week 9

Text: ‘Millais’s Christ in the House of His Parents

Presentation: John Everett Millais

Week 10 

Text: ‘Millais’s Christ in the House of His Parents

Presentation: Close analysis of one Pre-Raphaelite Painting

ESSAY DEADLINE

Week 11 

Text: J.R.R. Tolkien: ‘Leaf by Niggle’

Presentation: English art between the wars

Week 12      

Text: J.R.R. Tolkien: ‘Leaf by Niggle’

Presentation: J. R. R. Tolkien – Life and Work

Week 13       

Text: J.R.R. Tolkien: ‘Leaf by Niggle’ 

Course completion requirements -
Last update: ThLic. Mgr. Lenka Makovcová Demartini, Ph.D. (23.01.2024)

1) Timely task completion and submission in Google Classroom Workspace (files identical to KJAZ157)

2) The seminar thesis project elaboration and submission (GC and printed version)

3) Final exam

 
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