UCJAAWR1 Academic Writing 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
M.Sc. Gary Rostock (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
M.Sc. Gary Rostock
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course focuses on systematic development of the students` abilities to create various text types in English. The course loosely follows up Writing Skills, in which the basic writing skills are the focus. In Academic Writing 1, the main aim is for the students to operate with a larger amount of information and use it creatively and correctly in writing.
Syllabus
  • 1. Thesis statement, outline and paragraph structure
    2. Collecting, plannning, developing ideas for the body
    3. Transitional words and phrases
    4. Writing and rewriting the draft
    5. Language awareness (spelling, punctuation, grammar and vocabulary)
    6. Coherence and cohesion, consistency
    7. Documentation and interpretation of data, organization of secondary material
    8. Editing, revising and proofreading
    9. Drawing conclusions, writing a summary (an abstract)
    10. Writing letters
    11. 11. Explanation, illustration, description
    12. 12. Comparison and contrast
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Tasks testing student`s understanding of the topics covered in the seminars.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014.
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