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Lecturer(s)
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Watson Peter Joel
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Hamarová Jitka, Mgr.
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Adamcová Eva, Mgr.
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Course content
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Weekly Plan 1a Introduction to the course, requirements explained. Expectations and needs analysis. Primary vs. secondary research. 1b Revision: Reputable sources, including WoS articles; using AI in research. Identifying a research gap. Research project/academic article structure. Using abstracts for research. Taking part in a discussion. 2a Revision: Giving explanations, definitions, examples. Being aware of audience. Combining clauses, cause-effect relationships. Parallelism. Complex conjunctions and prepositions. 2b Revision: Sentence topic and sentence stress. Paragraph and text cohesion/coherence. Making a clear argument. Incorporating voice in a text. 3a Research project: Choosing a topic. Making an outline plan. Academic article title. 3b Revision: Note-taking; stages of writing. Journal articles - identifying arguments and supporting evidence from sources. Combining and comparing information from various sources. 4a Choosing the right register. Expressing objectivity - personal vs. impersonal expressions, marked language (connotations). Listening to a conference paper. 4b Avoiding sexist language. Thesauri: synonyms, antonyms, avoiding negatives. Academic vs. technical language. 5a Revision: Avoiding plagiarism, paraphrasing, citations. Citation managers. Paper introduction. Theoretical background. 5b Revision: Presentations. Presentation structure. Strong introductions. Planning a research presentation, considering audience, coping with stress, evaluation. 6a Collecting data, research tools. Talking about methods I. Chronological relations, cause-effect patterns (revision). 6b Idioms in academic writing, differences between spoken and written language. Peer editing. 7a Collocations. Connotations. (Revision). 7b Explaining methods II. Referring to and describing visuals (tables, graphs, pictures, maps). (Revision) 8a Results and discussion. Reading and writing about results: distinguishing between evidence and evaluation. Critical responses, confident and tentative language, hedging. 8b Conclusion and further research. Implications. Evaluation. Referring back to the literature review. 9a Presentations: question period. Tips for answering difficult questions. 9b Writing an abstract. Three types of abstract. Structure of an informative abstract. Structure of a descriptive abstract. Key words. 10a Conferences and conference proceedings. Communicating research. Establishing research collaboration. Small talk. 10b Writing an abstract in class. Peer editing. 11a Submission of the paper/article. 11b Revision for the test. 12a Giving presentations. 12b Giving presentations. 13a Final test. 13b Course evaluation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 10 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 40 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| use common grammatical structures and vocabulary correctly in everyday situations |
| demonstrate knowledge of career-related vocabulary |
| demonstrate knowledge of appropriate phrases to express direct or indirect requests, expressions of quality |
| demonstrate knowledge of correct pronunciation and intonation |
| choose the appropriate vocabulary for communication in formal and informal situations |
| select terms and phrases corresponding to the given type of written text |
| structure the text correctly |
| demonstrate knowledge of the correct forms of addressing |
| demonstrate knowledge of the appropriate language structures to express cause and effect, explain function, describe work procedure, describe material, give instructions and describe a problem |
| Skills |
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| describe a graph |
| in spoken and written communication select the appropriate language structures and means to fit the given content and recepient |
| be familiar with mathematical terminilogy and specifications |
| describe materials and their properties |
| describe a production process |
| explain a function |
| describe an experiment |
| give detailed instructions, incl. problem alerts |
| hold a discussion on a work-related topic |
| compare the advantages and disadvantages of technical solutions |
| write an abstract and a short essay |
| prepare and give a short presentation |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| N/A |
| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| use prefixes and compound nouns effectively |
| use idiomatic expressions |
| use connotations |
| use suffixes |
| use informal and idiomatic language means |
| Skills |
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| write a critical response to a text |
| use lecture notes effectively |
| prepare an oral summary and evaluation of a text |
| identify problems, solutions and evaluation in a text |
| evaluate and give a presentation |
| write a description of a process/procedure based on notes from texts and research |
| prepare and give a research-based presentation |
| Competences |
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| N/A |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Self-study of literature |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Practicum |
| Skills |
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| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Textual studies |
| Skills demonstration |
| Self-study of literature |
| Competences |
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| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Skills demonstration |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Competences |
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| Test |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Hewings, Martin; Thaine, Craig. Cambridge academic English : an integrated skills course for EAP : advanced : student's book. 1st pub. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-16521-1.
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Chazal, Edward de; Moore, Julie. Oxford EAP : a course in English for academic purposes : advanced / C1. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-400179-3.
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