BA_EC English Composition

Vysoká škola finanční a správní
zima 2016
Rozsah
0/2/0. 6 hodin KS/semestr. 3 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Mgr. Irena Shanahanová (přednášející)
Mgr. Dagmar Prosková (cvičící)
Garance
Mgr. Irena Shanahanová
Sekce jazyků (FES, KSV) – Katedra společenských věd (FES, KSV) – Katedry – Vysoká škola finanční a správní
Kontaktní osoba: Ivana Plačková
Rozvrh seminárních/paralelních skupin
BA_EC/cBMPH: Po 14:00–14:44 E304, Po 14:45–15:30 E304, kromě St 26. 10., kromě St 9. 11., kromě St 16. 11., kromě Po 21. 11. ; a Po 5. 12. 15:45–17:15 E304, Po 12. 12. 15:45–17:15 E304, D. Prosková
BA_EC/cMCPH: St 14:00–14:44 E024, St 14:45–15:30 E024, kromě St 26. 10., kromě St 9. 11., kromě St 16. 11., kromě St 23. 11. ; a St 7. 12. 12:15–13:45 E305, St 14. 12. 12:15–13:45 E305, D. Prosková
Předpoklady
Mastering English as the target language (both general and professional) at the level of B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Readiness to actively participate in seminars with an accent on writing techniques and analyzing business profesional texts. Home preparation and writing assignments are and integral part of the course.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je otevřen studentům libovolného oboru.
Cíle předmětu
This course is designed to teach students skills necessary for effective academic, professional and business writing. Students are guided to develop proper reading and text analysis habits and encouraged to think critically to isolate crucial issues, reason logically and analyze problems effectively. An integral part of the course is developing a set of efficient readingm research and writing strategies. Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply effective reading strategies to understand, analyze and exploit resources. 2. To implement effective note taking, information organizing and text analyzing techniques. 3. To adapt individual and cooperative techniques promoting argumentation and discussion skills. 4. Recognize, reflect on and adapt various types of academic and professional text writing formats. 5. Analyze, synthetize and summarize academic and professional resources from the field of business to formulate a strong argumentation. 6. Evaluate and integrate sources of information using appropriate documentation and following academic, professional and business standards. 7. Develop an effective thesis statement for generating a proper situational writing format. 8. Construct interesting, informative, well structured and persuasive texts based on a thesis and supported by evidence. 9. Formulate thoughtful and stylistically correct sentences, paragraphs, introductions, and conclusions by using appropriate vocabulary, language strategies and syntactical elements of academic, professional and business writing. 10. Collect, sort out, and organize data for outlining a final research project. 11. Complete a well structured research project, organize individual sections, proof-read, and edit effectively.
Osnova
  • W 1: Introduction to academic writing, writing process, academic paragraph structure, topic sentence statement, reading strategies. Academic Vocabulary. SS-word order. Preparation: Bailey: pp 1-10, 179-183; Oshima, Hogue: Ch. 1 and Appendix A. W 2: Four bases for academic writing, writing workshop. Academic Vocabulary. SS- S/V, pronoun, tense agreement. Preparation: Oshima, Hogue: Ch. 2; select a topic for AP, think of supports. W 3: Purpose, audience, genre, style. Academic Vocabulary. SS-past tenses, fragments. Preparation: Allyn & Bacon: Ch. 3, Oshima, Hogue: pp 183-5; Bailey: Ch. 2.10. W 4: Summary. Abstract/annotation Academic Vocabulary. SS- present tenses, run-ons. Preparation: Oshima, Hogue: pp 136-141; 188-190, Bailey: Ch. 1.7. W 5: Paraphrase. Academic Vocabulary. SS- future tenses, faulty parallelism. Preparation: Bailey: Ch. 1.6; Oshima, Hogue: pp 127-136; 179-181. W 6: Mid-term; quotations; plagiarism. Academic Vocabulary. Preparation: Oshima, Hogue: Ch. 3; Bailey: Ch. 1.3, 1.8 & 1.9. W 7: From paragraph to essay, Thesis statement; source citations, plagiarism review. Academic Vocabulary. SS-articles. Preparation: Oshima, Hogue: Ch. 4, Appendix E; Bailey: Ch. 3.3 W 8: Using sources effectively, evaluating sources, source citations-practice, writing workshop. Academic Vocabulary. SS – conditionals, punctuation. Preparation: Oshima, Hogue: Ch. 3, Appendix B; Bailey: Ch. 1.2A & B. W 9: Essay types – focus on AE, source citations-practice, essay peer-review. Academic Vocabulary. SS – modals, dangling & misplaced modifiers. Preparation: Oshima, Hogue: Ch. 9; Bailey Ch. 2.1. W 10: Writing workshop & peer reviews. Academic Vocabulary. Preparation: select topic for AE, think of pro and con arguments, select your position. W 11: Professional & Business writing, general review, revising, editing, proofreading. Academic Vocabulary. Preparation: Bailey: Ch. 1.12, 4.1-4.4; Oshima, Hogue: pp 272-280. W 12: Final exam
Literatura
    doporučená literatura
  • Bailey, S. (2006). Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. London, New York: Routlege Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN10: 0-415-38420-6 (pbk) http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/english/ling/download/BATextbook.pdf
  • Oshima, A. & Hogue, A. (2006). Writing Academic English. Level 4. (4th ed.) New York: Pearson Longman. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-152359-3
  • Ramage, J. D., Bean, J. C., & Johnson, J. (2006). The Allyn & Bacon guide to writing: Concise edition.(4th ed.). New York: Longman Publishers.
  • Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell. (2008). Academic Vocabulary in Use: 50 Units of Academic Vocabulary Reference and Practice; Self-study and Classroom Use. Cambridge University Press.
Výukové metody
Seminars in both types of study (full-time students and part-time students). The explanation of new concepts will be immediately followed by practical exercises - individual work, cooperative learning (work in pairs or groups). Home preparation (reading and writing assignments and evaluation) are an integral part of the course. Special focus will be given to the evaluation of students' progress.
Metody hodnocení
1. Final Exam 25% 2. Mid-term Exam 15% 3. Academic Vocabulary: 20% 4. Writing Workshops & Peer Reviews: 20% 5. Course Readings: 10% 6. Active Participation: 10% Attendance: min 75%
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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