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Kurz byl vytvořen pro studenty magisterského studia, kteří mají zájem zlepšit své akademické psaní v angličtině.
Poslední úprava: Bartůšek Jaroslav, Bc. (06.02.2026)
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The course focuses on two areas of skills development: 1 Writing persuasive, well-structured, evidence-based academic texts in English Specific competences to be developed will include: o Argumentation, critical thinking, differentiating facts and opinions, evaluating evidence, supporting claims effectively with evidence, paraphrase versus quotation, presenting data o Use of effective structure and signposting language conventions in academic English writing o Correct use of academic English, including academic style, language for argumentative writing, reporting verbs, distinguishing facts and opinions, grammar conventions o Generic phrases, structure, vocabulary and conventions for writing each part of a seminar paper or thesis, applying these to the students' chosen topics Students will be encouraged to use a topic related to their thesis topic to develop their writing skills, Poslední úprava: Cotte Pamela Danielle, M.A. (04.02.2025)
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Lessons will be conducted in person. Pairwork, group work, and individual work will be used. Students are expected to do the assigned homework to prepare for lessons and to participate actively in classroom activities and discussions. The course is structured according to the parts of a thesis which are very similar to a seminar paper. A brief summary of the structure and content of each part of the thesis will be given to students. Students will be encouraged to make a notebook or an electronic "notebook" organized by these parts of a thesis that they can use as a practical resource while writing. WRITTEN WORK Students should do their written work on the topic they are exploring for their thesis within their academic area of interest. This will engage them in preliminary research, enable them to begin to focus their thesis topic and familiarize them with the academic vocabulary and norms in their specific field of study.
Writing assignments will consist of a short seminar paper on a topic of the student's choice, to be written piece by piece with guidance and feedback throughout the course (see Pozadavky ke zkousce/ Requirements for the exam). This will enable students to progressively put the skills they are learning into practice. LESSON STRUCTURE - Part 1 of lessons will often be working with students’ texts from the previous lesson, e.g. peer review in pairs, editing practice, analysis of structure, analysis of argumentation and use of evidence, academic style. Emphasis will be placed on students’ own texts in order to improve their individual writing skills. - Part 2 will be writing skills development using various approaches such as analysis of text structure, comparing academic English with non-academic English, formulating arguments, selecting convincing evidence, discussion etc. Use of generative AI tools: The use and citation of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT or MS Copilot) in seminar papers and other coursework must comply with the decrees of the IMS Director No. 7/2023 and 9/2023. Generative AI tools may be used unless explicitly prohibited by the instructor. However, they may not be used to generate substantial sections of the text or replace the student’s own intellectual contribution. The student remains fully responsible for any content generated with assistance of AI tools. Presenting AI-generated content, whether verbatim, rephrased, or only slightly modified, as one’s own work constitutes plagiarism. Every submitted paper must include a transparent statement specifying which generative AI tools were used, in which stage of the work they were employed, and how they were used, or confirming that no generative AI tools were used. If this statement is missing or incomplete, the instructor is not permitted to accept the paper for evaluation. Unless the instructor explicitly prohibits the use of generative AI tools, the decision to use or not to use them rests fully with the student. The student has the right to request that the instructor does not use AI assistance for evaluating their work. Poslední úprava: Hrubá Kateřina, Mgr. (07.01.2026)
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Assessment will be based on the following:
I ATTENDANCE AND CLASS PARTICIPATION -If a student is absent, it is his or her responsibility to check the syllabus and do the exercises to prepare for the next lesson, including submitting any written assignments due. Materials for each lesson will be put on SIS. II SHORT SEMINAR PAPER AND OTHER HOMEWORK - The writing assignments will consist of a short seminar paper on a topic of the student's choice to be written section by section with guidance and feedback throughout the course. - The objective of the seminar paper is to write an effective argument supported with persuasive evidence and examples. - A topic the student is researching for his or her thesis should be used for the seminar paper. - Detailed instructions will be provided. The emphasis will be on quality, not quantity. -Writing assignments. i.e. sections of the seminar paper, must be completed on time as they will be used for in-class text analysis and exercises. III MIDTERM TEST - The content will come from lessons 1-5: (lessons 1-5: academic style, use of articles, qualifying and hedging, passive voice, nominalisation, conjunctions and sentence connectors, paraphrasing, reporting words) - The test will consist of fill-ins, grammar exercises (e.g. Add an article if needed.), editing exercises (e.g. Find and correct the mistake in the sentence) and paraphrasing.
IV PRESENTATION -This will consist of 5-minute individual presentations in which students will present their seminar paper as a “spoken abstract“ (see the syllabus). - Presentation skills training will be given in class and all materials will be posted on SIS. - All students will be expected to give feedback on their classmates’ presentations as part of their presentation skills training. -Assessment criteria will be discussed in class and put on SIS.
Details on evaluation are in the Podmínky zakončení předmětu/Course completion requirements section. There is no final exam.
Poslední úprava: Cotte Pamela Danielle, M.A. (03.02.2025)
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The required level is at least B2. Poslední úprava: Lochmanová Sára, Mgr. (31.01.2024)
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