Course detail

English for PhD Students

FIT-JA6DAcad. year: 2023/2024

A course for postgraduate students focused on academic writing and presentation skills. It will also help the students prepare for the examination required for completion of postgraduate study. 

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

An intermediate-level examination, examination passed as part of admission procedure to the doctoral study programme.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

  • Active participation in the seminars
  • Presentation
  • Written exam consists of three parts: language test, reading comprehension test and listening comprehension test.

The course is based on electronic supports produced by the department and authentic materials. The students are expected to do written assignments and presentations.

In order to successfully complete the course, it is necessary to deliver a technical / academic presentation and achieve at least 50% in each part of the written exam (language test, listening, reading).

Aims

The aim of the one-semester course is enhancing students' skills in reading comprehension, writing abstracts, reports and articles, presentations and communication skills.
An intermediate-level examination, examination passed as part of admission procedure to the doctoral study programme.

  • recommended prerequisite
    • New Headway Intermediate 2

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Harrison, R. (2012) Headway Academic Skills 3 Reading, Writing, and Study Skills Student's Book with Oxford Online Skills. Oxford: OUP (EN)
Leki, I. (1998) Academic Writing: Exploring Processes and Strategies. Cambridge: CUP (EN)
McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F. (2016) Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: CUP (EN)
Moore, J. (2017) Oxford Academic Vocabulary Practice: Upper-Intermediate B2-C1. Oxford: OUP (EN)

Elearning

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme DIT Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DIT Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DIT-EN Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DIT-EN Doctoral 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme CSE-PHD-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

    • Introduction
    • Presentations
    • Trends and development
    • Academic writing
    • Linking
    • Objectivity and formality
    • Passive 
    • Hedging
    • Articles
    • Relative clauses
    • Wordorder and emphasis
    • Word formation
    • Technical and academic vocabulary

 

Seminar

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

    • Introduction
    • Presentations
    • Trends and development
    • Academic writing
    • Linking
    • Objectivity and formality
    • Passive 
    • Hedging
    • Articles
    • Relative clauses
    • Wordorder and emphasis
    • Word formation
    • Technical and academic vocabulary
 

Language exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

    • Introduction
    • Presentations
    • Trends and development
    • Academic writing
    • Linking
    • Objectivity and formality
    • Passive 
    • Hedging
    • Articles
    • Relative clauses
    • Wordorder and emphasis
    • Word formation
    • Technical and academic vocabulary
 

Elearning