Last update: PhDr. Monika Kadrnožková, Ph.D. (26.10.2020)
This course familiarizes students with the tendencies, conventions and prominent features of present-day academic English, ranging from lexical, grammatical via textual, genre to broader contextual parameters. The course will facilitate the writing of the diploma project.
Themes:
1.Introduction. (Communities of practice and academic cultures. Lingua franca? Role of English in contemporary academic discourse of native and non-native speakers)
2.Conspicuous lexical and grammatical parameters of academic discourse
3.Conspicuous textual, genre and stylistic parameters of academic discourse. Orality and literacy
4.Stages of scientific research and conventional organization of academic discourse. Hierarchy and functions of textual units
5.Intertextuality, interdiscoursivity and citation practice
6.Persuasion in academic discourse. Interaction with the community addressed and metadiscourse
Last update: PhDr. Monika Kadrnožková, Ph.D. (26.10.2020)
This course familiarizes students with the tendencies, conventions and prominent features of present-day academic English, ranging from lexical, grammatical via textual, genre to broader contextual parameters. The course will facilitate the writing of the diploma project.
Themes:
1.Introduction. (Communities of practice and academic cultures. Lingua franca? Role of English in contemporary academic discourse of native and non-native speakers)
2.Conspicuous lexical and grammatical parameters of academic discourse
3.Conspicuous textual, genre and stylistic parameters of academic discourse. Orality and literacy
4.Stages of scientific research and conventional organization of academic discourse. Hierarchy and functions of textual units
5.Intertextuality, interdiscoursivity and citation practice
6.Persuasion in academic discourse. Interaction with the community addressed and metadiscourse
Literature -
Last update: PhDr. Monika Kadrnožková, Ph.D. (26.10.2020)
BUI, Y. How to Write a Master´s Thesis. London, New Delhi, Los Angeles: Sage publications. 2013. ISBN 978-1-4522-0351-5.
HYLAND, K. Disciplinary Discourses. Social Interactions in Academic Writing. 2000. Harlow: Longman. ISBN 0-582-41904-2.
HYLAND, K. English for Academic Purposes.An Advanced Resource Book. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 2006. ISBN 978-0-415 35870-5.
HYLAND, K. Academic Discourse. English in a Global Context. London, New York: Continnuum. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8264-9804-5.
HYLAND, K. Disciplinary Identities: Individuality and Community in Academic Writing. Cambridge: Cambridge Applied Linguistics, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-19759-5.
MAURANEN, A. Features of English as a Lingua Franca in Academia. Helsinki English Studies, 2010, vol. 6, 6–28. ISSN 1457-9960.
MAURANEN, A., RANTA, E. (eds) English as a Lingua Franca: Studies and Findings. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2015. ISBN 978-1-4438-1296-2.
MURRAY, R. How to Write aThesis (3rd ed.). Maidenhead, England ; New York: Open University Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-33-5244287.
Last update: PhDr. Monika Kadrnožková, Ph.D. (26.10.2020)
BUI, Y. How to Write a Master´s Thesis. London, New Delhi, Los Angeles: Sage publications. 2013. ISBN 978-1-4522-0351-5.
HYLAND, K. Disciplinary Discourses. Social Interactions in Academic Writing. 2000. Harlow: Longman. ISBN 0-582-41904-2.
HYLAND, K. English for Academic Purposes.An Advanced Resource Book. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 2006. ISBN 978-0-415 35870-5.
HYLAND, K. Academic Discourse. English in a Global Context. London, New York: Continnuum. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8264-9804-5.
HYLAND, K. Disciplinary Identities: Individuality and Community in Academic Writing. Cambridge: Cambridge Applied Linguistics, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-19759-5.
MAURANEN, A. Features of English as a Lingua Franca in Academia. Helsinki English Studies, 2010, vol. 6, 6–28. ISSN 1457-9960.
MAURANEN, A., RANTA, E. (eds) English as a Lingua Franca: Studies and Findings. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2015. ISBN 978-1-4438-1296-2.
MURRAY, R. How to Write aThesis (3rd ed.). Maidenhead, England ; New York: Open University Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-33-5244287.
