| Course title | Academic Writing I |
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| Course code | KCJ/AKP1 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 1 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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Student portfolio. Reflexion of own texts, error analysis. German scientific style. Writing technique in seminars and lectures.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration, Skills training |
| Learning outcomes |
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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 |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Active participation in seminars. Filling the ongoing tasks. Preparation and submission of essay on a selected / assigned topic. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| 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 |