Course: Academic Writing I

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Course title Academic Writing I
Course code KCJ/AKP1
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Čapek Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Student portfolio. Reflexion of own texts, error analysis. German scientific style. Writing technique in seminars and lectures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration, Skills training
Learning outcomes
Students will acquire theoretical knowledge of stylistics and the work with primary and secondary sources. They will master practical skills to apply this knowledge in written discourse, especially in academic writing. The seminar uses theoretical texts and practical examples. The core of the subject, however, lies in the analysis of students' own work. The subject, inter alia, incorporates the choice of the word meanings, stylistic layers of the language, text organization, stylistic techniques such as narrative, description, exemplification, definition, professional style, the issue of creating their own study portfolio, quotations, paraphrases, summaries, writing abstracts, bibliographies, avoidance of errors in their own texts, etc.
Students will gain practical skills for application of their knowledge from the area of wording and with work with primary and secondary sources in written form, academic writing, above all. They will learn how to choose verbal means, will know how to interpret, define, quote and handle bibliography.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in seminars. Filling the ongoing tasks. Preparation and submission of essay on a selected / assigned topic.
Recommended literature
  • Beinke. Die Seminararbeit. Konstanz, 2008.
  • Graefen. Wissenschaftssprache Deutsch: lesen ? verstehen ? schreiben. Ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch. Frankfurt am Main, 2011.
  • Höge. Schriftliche Arbeiten in Studium und Beruf. Ein Leitfaden. Stuttgart, 2006.
  • Schäfer. Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten an deutschen Universitäten. München, 2010.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2014) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter