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Lecturer(s)
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Peldová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Vernyik Zénó, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Tymbay Alexey, Mgr. CSc.
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Haupt Jaromír, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Světlíková Anna, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Introduction, Paraphrasing, Summary, Cohesion, Styles 2) Referencing, Quotation, Verbs, Cause and Effect 3) Presentations - Key Features, Signposting, Visualisation 4) In-class Presentations
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Active metods (simulation, situational contingency methods, drama,acting, namagerial acting ), Practicum, E-learning, Students' self-study
- Preparation for credit
- 30 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 32 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Learning outcomes of the course are focused on the academic style of expression in both oral and written speech. The aim of the course is to equip students with reading skills to enable them to understand, analyze and critically evaluate different sources. It also focuses on intensive broadening of specific vocabulary. Students are supposed to be able to prepare, implement, and process their own projects in English as well as further discuss and express themselves in ESP closely related to their major.
Broadening specific vocabulary. Students are able to prepare, implement, and process their own projects in English as well as further discuss and express themselves in ESP that is related to their fields of study.
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Prerequisites
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B1+ level of English
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Interview, Presentation of student research activity, Written assignment, Test
Active participation, presentations. Presenting one's bachelor's or master's thesis in English. Presentations should be approximately 15 minutes long. Credit is only awarded once the above requirements are met. The presentations take place during the exam period. Students sign up for them in Stag.
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Recommended literature
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BAILEY, S. Academic Writing. A Practical Guide for Students. Kingston Upon Thales: Nelson Thornes, 2003.
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BELL, J. DoingYour Research Project : a guide for first-time researchers in education and social science. Open University Press, 1993.
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Comfort, Jeremy. Effective presentations. Oxford.
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Zemach, Dorothy E., and Lisa A Rumisek. Academic Writing. From Paragraph to Essay. Oxford: Macmillan, 2015.
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