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Academic Discourse - OPNA2A126B
Title: Akademický diskurz
Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Actual: from 2022
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 2
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
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: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc.
Aim of the course -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (07.09.2021)

ACADEMIC DISCOURSE

 

This course familiarizes students with crucial concepts and conspicuous tendencies in current English academic discourse, both written and spoken. It also offers insight into the broader socio-cultural context from which academic discourse stems. The course aims at a systematic account of some of the most essential aspects of academic English at diverse levels, ranging from lexical and grammatical patterns to textual, discourse and various broader contextual parameters. In addition, it raises the students´awareness of the prominent conventions established in diverse academic genres, subgenres and text types. The course is designed to  provide the students with adequate theoretical knowledge, to familiarize them with relevant analytical tools and enhance their practical formulation skills, which should, among others, facilitate the writing of their own diploma thesis and its defense.

Literature -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (07.09.2021)

Essential Sources: 

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.

Recommended Sources:

BHATIA, V.K. Analysing Genre: Language Use in Professional Settings. London: Longman. 1993. ISBN 978-0-582-08524-4.

BRENDEL, E., J. MEIBAUER & M. STEINBACH (eds) Understanding Quotation. Mouton Series in

Pragmatics. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. 2011. ISBN 978-3-11-024005-4.

BUI, Y. How to Write a Master´s Thesis. London, New Delhi, Los Angeles: Sage publications. 2013. ISBN 978-1-4522-

CRASWELL, G. & POORE, M. Writing for Academic Success. (2nd ed). London: SAGE. 2012. ISBN 1 4129 0301 7

ČERMÁK, F. Základy lingvistické metodologie. Nástin hlavních principů na pozadí obecné teorie vědy. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1993. ISBN 382-107-93.

ČMERKOVÁ, S., DANEŠ, F., SVĚTLÁ, J. (1999) Jak napsat odborný text. Praha: Leda. 1999. ISBN 80-85927-69-1.

DONTCHEVA-NAVRÁTILOVÁ, O. Authorial Roles and the Functions of 1st Person Pronouns in Research Articles of Anglophone and Czech Linguists. Časopis pro moderní filologii, 2014, 42-57. ISSN 0008-7386.

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.

PIETILÄ, P., DORÓ, K. & PÍPALOVÁ, R. (eds) Lexical Issues in L2 Writing. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2015. ISBN 978-1-4438-8022-0.

PÍPALOVÁ, R. On the Global Textual Theme and Other Textual Hyperthemes. Linguistica Pragensia, Vol. XV/2 2005, 57-86, ISSN 0862-8432.

SARANGI, S., COULTHARD, M. Discourse an Social Life. Harlow: Longman, Pearson Education Ltd. ISBN0-582-40468-1.

SWALES, J. Genre Analysis: English in Academic and Research Settings. Cambridge: Cabridge University Press. 13th ed. 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-33813-4.

URBANOVÁ, L., OAKLAND, A. Úvod do anglické stylistiky. Brno: Barrister& Principal, 2002. ISBN 80-86598-33-0.

URBANOVÁ, L. Stylistika anglického jazyka. Barrister & Principal, MUNI: Brno. 2008. ISBN 9788087029299.

Syllabus -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (09.09.2021)

SYLLABUS

1.Introduction; Basic terminology; Factors of the speech event and Language functions; English as Lingua Franca or Tyrannosaurus Rex; Native and Non-native Englishes (14/10)

 

2.Academic cultures; Communities of practice, schools and traditions; Diverse genres and subgenres of academic discourse (21/10)

 

3.Academic Intertextuality and interdiscoursivity; Citation conventions; Plagiarism; Persuasion and stance in academic discourse; Metadiscourse and the community addressed (2/12)

 

4. Conspicuous lexical features of academic discourse; Prominent grammatical features of academic discourse (9/12)

 

5. Textual characteristics of academic discourse; Chesion and coherence;  Organization of academic discourse; Build-up of paragraphs and higher units of academic discourse; Discourse types and text types (16/12)

 

6. Organization of the Thesis; Stages in academic research; Research methodology; Analysis of authentic samples of academic English; Student presentations (6/1)

Course completion requirements -
Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (09.09.2021)

Students take an active role in seminars

 

Students may miss one class 

 

Students will turn in their seminar paper a) featuring their own research dealing with a relevant topic  or b) featuring a comprehensive analysis of a sample of the English academic discourse (at least 15 minutes)

 

Students will give a presentation on a given topic (at least 15 minutes)

 

In case the seminar paper fails to satisfy formal or content requirements, the student is allowed to resubmit an adequate version of the same

NOTE: The candidate´s proficiency and formulation skills are included in assessment criteria.

 
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