Academic Reading and Writing - YMGS637

• Title: Academic Reading and Writing
• Guaranteed by: Programme Gender Studies (24-KGS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Humanities
• Actual: from 2022
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: combined
• Hours per week, examination: 0/2, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: winter:unknown / 5 (8); summer:unknown / unknown (8)
• 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; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: James Partridge, D.Phil., Dr.
• Teacher(s): James Partridge, D.Phil., Dr.
• Class: Courses unavailable to incoming students
• Incompatibility : YBAJ003
• Is incompatible with: YBAJ003

Annotation

Last update: Mgr. Tatiana Chavalková Badurová (22.01.2021)

Tento kurz je úvodem do několika klíčových oblastí akademického projevu, zaměřených na psaní odborného textu. Budeme zkoumat, jak je akademické psaní odlišné od jiných stylů písemného projevu v angličtině a jak správně strukturovat esej. Zaměříme se také na některá specifika slovní zásoby a gramatiky, používání sekundárních zdrojů, citací, odkazů a bibliografie.

Registration requirements

Last update: doc. Věra Sokolová, M.A., Ph.D. (22.09.2021)

The course is opened ONLY for the students of the Gender Studies program. For registration, please contact the Secretary: [e-mail]

Teaching methods

Last update: doc. Věra Sokolová, M.A., Ph.D. (22.09.2021)

Moodle site at https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=9703 for all downloadable course materials.

Syllabus

Last update: James Partridge, D.Phil., Dr. (03.02.2021)

The following topics will be covered:

1. What do we mean by Academic Writing? What is the purpose of academic writing and how does it differ from other types of writing in English?

2. Structure of an essay: Introduction, argument, conclusion. Abstracts: What is an abstract and how do we write one?

3. Vocabulary: General, academic and technical vocabulary

4. Grammar: Cohesion: Writing and linking sentences, paragraphs. Sentence construction. Sophisticated grammatical structures. Common issues: run-on sentences, phrasal verbs

5. Citations: Different styles: MHRA, Chicago, MLA, etc.

6. Software for academic writing: Zotero, Endnote, Outliners, etc.

6. Sources: Finding, evaluating and using secondary sources

7. Punctuation in academic writing.

7. Reading a text: Critical thinking. Language that expresses perspective and stance

8. Presentations: Conveying information in presentations; how to deliver effective presentations

9. Plagiarism

 

RECOMMENDED LITERATURE:

• Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. London, New York: Routledge, 2017, 344 s. ISBN 978-1138048744.
• Hamp-Lyons, Liz and Heasley, Ben. Study Writing : A Course in Written English for Academic and Professional Purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 168 s. ISBN 0-521-31558-1.
• Swales, John and Feak, Christine B. Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills. : Michigan ELT, 2012, 418 s. ISBN 978-0-472-03475-8.
• Craswell, Gail and Poore, Megan. Writing for Academic Success: A Postgraduate Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2012, 264 s. ISBN 978-0-85702-928-7.
• Murray, Neil. Writing Essays in English Language and Linguistics: Principles, Tips and Strategies for Undergraduates. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012, 248 s. ISBN 978-9812794154.