Writing in the Sciences - AB501100
Title: Writing in the Sciences
Guaranteed by: Department of Economics and Management (837)
Faculty: Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual: from 2024
Semester: both
Points: 3
E-Credits: 3
Examination process:
Hours per week, examination: 0/2, MC [HT]
Capacity: winter:unknown / 16 (unknown)
summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: Pavelková Hana Mgr. Ph.D.
Examination dates   
Annotation
This course is designed to help students with their academic writing skills in English. It is aimed at intermediate (B2) level, and consists of 14 sessions (1x 100 min) of language practice covering a wide range of topics such as referencing, plagiarism, characteristics of academic style, developing a paragraph, and proofreading. It also focuses on more conventional language areas, such as fixed expressions, sentence structure, linking words, punctuation etc. It will help students to write their BA thesis in English.
Last update: Pavelková Hana (27.08.2024)
Course completion requirements

Students can receive credit for the course if they:

1) Meet the attendance requirements

2) submit all assignments on time

3) pass the final test

Last update: Pavelková Hana (27.08.2024)
Literature

Recommended:

  • Cambridge Academic English Upper-Intermediate, Hewings, Martin, 2012

  • Academic Vocabulary in Use, O'Dell, Felicity, and Michael McCarthy , 2016

Optional:

  • Academic Writing: From Paragraph to Essay, Rumisek, Lisa , 2005

  • Technical Writing and Professional Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English, Huckin, Olsen , 2012

Last update: Pavelková Hana (27.08.2024)
Syllabus

Session 1 Introduction/ Assessing Your Academic Writing Skills

Session 2 Writing ethics; plagiarism

Session 3 Working with secondary sources/Referencing systems 1

Session 4 Working with secondary sources/Referencing systems 2

Session 5 Characteristics of Academic Style 1

Session 6 Characteristics of Academic Style 2

Session 7 B.A. thesis structure

Session 8 Developing a paragraph

Session 9 Writing Introductions

Session 10 Writing Conclusions

Session 11 Writing an Abstract

Session 12 Proofreading/ Common mistakes

Session 13 Final Test

Session 14 Online consultations (by appointment)

Last update: Pavelková Hana (27.08.2024)
Entry requirements

English at B2 level.

Last update: Pavelková Hana (27.08.2024)