Publication detail

A Language Competences Project and Its Application in Training Doctoral Students

ZAVADILOVÁ, B.

Original Title

A Language Competences Project and Its Application in Training Doctoral Students

Type

book chapter

Language

English

Original Abstract

The paper presents some experience in a language project entitled Writing Professional English (Leonardo da Vinci programme) for training doctoral students at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology. The end-product of the project offers a wide range of model texts and examples from specific fields of technology and science including task-based exercises that consolidate the information given in selected topics. The interactive materials are computer-based with access through the internet and provide the users with the application both in classroom courses and self-study. The contribution is focused particularly on training doctoral students in writing professional research papers.

Keywords

language competences project, professional writing skills, task-based exercises research paper, doctoral study

Authors

ZAVADILOVÁ, B.

Released

1. 10. 2007

Publisher

Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Location

Cambridge, UK

ISBN

1-84718-300-X

Book

Gálová, D. (ed.): Languages for Specific Purposes: Searching for Common Solutions

Edition

Language and Literature

Edition number

1

Pages from

80

Pages to

89

Pages count

10

BibTex

@inbook{BUT55163,
  author="Božena {Zavadilová}",
  title="A Language Competences Project and Its Application in Training Doctoral Students",
  booktitle="Gálová, D. (ed.): Languages for Specific Purposes: Searching for Common Solutions",
  year="2007",
  publisher="Cambridge Scholars Publishing",
  address="Cambridge, UK",
  series="Language and Literature",
  edition="1",
  pages="80--89",
  isbn="1-84718-300-X"
}