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Seminar in Academic Reading and Writing II - YBAJ209

Title:	Seminar in Academic Reading and Writing II
Guaranteed by:	Programme Liberal Arts and Humanities (24-SHVAJ)
Faculty:	Faculty of Humanities
Actual:	from 2023
Semester:	summer
E-Credits:	4
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:0/2, MC [HT]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (20)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	not taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment

Guarantor:	James Partridge, D.Phil., Dr.
Pre-requisite :	YBAJ003

Examination dates Schedule Noticeboard

Annotation -

Last update: James Partridge, D.Phil., Dr. (12.01.2023)

This course is intended as a follow-up for YBAJ003 (Academic Writing Seminar) and also for students who require to complete YBAJ005 (Proficiency in Academic English). We will take a deeper dive into some of the topics covered in YBAJ003 (including citation styles, academic vocabulary, cohesion and coherence, etc.), and also read and analyse in detail a number of published academic texts. You will be required to write short reviews and papers during the course. A reasonably high level of competence in spoken and, preferably, written English is essential.

Literature

Last update: James Partridge, D.Phil., Dr. (12.01.2023)

Obligatory:

McCarthy, Michael, O'Dell, Felicity. Academic vocabulary in use : 50 units of academic vocabulary reference and practice : self-study and classroom use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 s. ISBN 978-0-521-68939-7.

MHRA Style Guide Online [online]. Dostupné z: http://www.mhra.org.uk/style/

Recommended:

Bailey, Stephen. Academic writing : a handbook for international students. London ; New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, 312 s. ISBN 978-1-138-04874-4.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: James Partridge, D.Phil., Dr. (12.01.2023)

You will write three short article and/or book reviews during the term, which will be assessed on academic style, critical thinking and English. For the final exam, you will be set an academic topic and asked to write a longer, properly structured essay (1500–2000 words). This will require you to do some independent research using online and library resources, and of course this must be correctly cited, with a bibliography.