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Lecturer(s)
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Vít Marek, Mgr.
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Lawrence Rochelle Simone, MSc
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Course content
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Academic writing process: research, preparation, taking notes. Essay types: introduction. Essay types: comparison essay. Essay types: analysis. Essay types: argumentative essay. Using primary and secondary sources: printed sources. Using primary and secondary sources: electronic sources. Using primary and secondary sources: paraphrasing. Using primary and secondary sources: quotations. Using primary and secondary sources: summarising. Using primary and secondary sources: referencing. Using primary and secondary sources: bibliography.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Methods of individual activities
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Learning outcomes
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The course further develops and extends knowledge and skills acquired in PSA1. The focus is on writing for academic purposes. Students will analyze sample texts, learning thus the characteristics of basic types of essays and individual steps of the writing process (research, note taking, writing, citation norms, paraphrasing, bibliography, etc.).
The course enhances students' ability to use efficiently both primary and secondary sources, and to adjust their style to required form. Special attention is placed on practical usage of acquired knowledge and skills in the students' own writing.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KAA/PSP1
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Creative work analysis
Attendance active participation 3 essays
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Recommended literature
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LEKI, I. Academic Writing: Exploring Processes and Strategies. Cambridge : CUP, 1998. ISBN 0521657687.
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SPENCER, C.M.; ARBON, B. Foundations of Writing: Developing Research and Academic Writing Skills. Lincolnwood, Il. : National Textbook Company, 1996. ISBN 0844293547.
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STRUNK, W.; WHITE, E.B. The Elements of Style. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 1999. ISBN 020530902X.
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