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Lecturer(s)
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Weder Nandi, Ph.D. B.Sc. MA.
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Rhys Maxmilian, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Haupt Jaromír, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Romportlová Petra, Ing. Mgr.
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Světlíková Anna, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Vernyik Zénó, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Khodaverdi Neda, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Contents: Session 1: Introduction to the process of writing. The paragraph and its structure: topic sentence and supporting sentences. Session 2: The paragraph and its different types: narrative, descriptive and expository. Revising and proofreading. Session 3: The five-paragraph essay.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Practicum, E-learning, Students' portfolio
- Contacts hours
- 9 hours per semester
- Semestral paper
- 27 hours per semester
- Contacts hours
- 28 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce and develop writing as a process with an emphasis on building selected types of coherent texts from paragraphs to short essays. Students read and analyse authentic texts that function as rhetorical illustrations of well-structured and sufficiently supported compositions and thus learn to fully understand the purpose and form of different types of essays.
Students improve their ability to read critically and to develop a logical and properly structured simple essay in English.
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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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Written assignment, Test
Requirements: - registration for the PP1 course in e-learning - attendance and active participation in classes (one absence is allowed) - regular checking of university mail - timely submission of assignments - a test written at the university at the beginning of the third meeting - a final essay written at the university during the examination period To obtain credit, the student must obtain at least 70% in each assignment and test. Each assignment or test can be repeated only once.
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Recommended literature
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Bailey E. and Powel P. The practical writer with readings. Boston: Cengage Learning., 2007.
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Bailey E. and Powel P. The practical writer with readings. Boston: Cengage Learning., 2007.
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Bailey, S. Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018.
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Bailey, S. Academic Writing:A Practical Guide for Students. London: Routledge., 2003.
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Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing. A Handbook for International Students. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018.
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Smalley, Regina L., Mary K. Ruetten, and Joann Rishel Kozyrev. Refining Composition Skills: Academic Writing and Grammar. Boston: Heinle ELT, 2011.
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Zemach, Dorothy E., and Lisa A Rumisek. Academic Writing. From Paragraph to Essay. Oxford: Macmillan, 2015.
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