| Course title | Academic English |
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| Course code | KAJ/DAAJ |
| Organizational form of instruction | no contact |
| Level of course | Doctoral |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 0 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | Course does not contain work placement |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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The course "Academic English" is aimed at deepening the competences of doctoral students in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), namely academic writing and presentation skills, with an emphasis on their professionalism. During the course of their studies, students will acquire and deepen their techniques for reading academic articles in English, improve their presentation skills and expand their competences in the field of academic article writing, using newly acquired professional language tools. The course focuses on the following topics: " Introduction to academic writing, summary of the text " Paraphrasing " Cohesion, styles, quotes " Verbs " The Suffering Family " Adjectives " Cause and effect " Compare " Visualization of results " Presentation skills - basic elements " Presentation skills - linking presentations " Presentation skills - language of presentations
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Presentation of the research project/thesis of the dissertation. Preferably a powerpoint presentation of about 15-20 minutes. Think of it as a paper for an international conference. Please hone your presentation skills so that the presentation is presentable, i.e., you do not read the text, and you do not sit during the presentation. |
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