Course: Writing Skills I - CEFR B2

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Course title Writing Skills I - CEFR B2
Course code KCJ/PSN1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Čapek Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction, mind maps. Text functions and text types. Non-fiction and literary texts. Contents data and text interpretation. Stylistic exercises. Quotations and types of quotations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities, Skills training
Learning outcomes
Students will acquire theoretical knowledge from the area of stylistics and work with primary and secondary sources. Students should acquire practical skills required for the application of the facts in writing, mainly in academic writing. Theoretical texts and practical examples will be used. The choice of vocabulary, stylistic means, organisation of the text, interpretation, definition, problematics of quotations and bibliography will be covered.
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
Home assignment evaluation

Written tasks, linguistic and content accuracy (short contents, interpretation and protocol). 70% attendance.
Recommended literature
  • ECO, U. Wie man eine wissenschaftliche Abschlussarbeit schreibt. C.F.Müller Heidelberg, 1993.
  • GERHARDS, G. Seminar-, Diplom- und Doktorarbeit. Verlag Paul Haupt Bern, Stuttgart, Wien, 1995.


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 (2013) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter