Course detail

Bachelor Thesis Seminar

FEKT-BPC-BTSAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course prepares students for writing their Bachelor thesis. They will learn methods of investigation, structuring and composition of academic texts and formal requirements placed on the genre of Bachelor thesis. Students will practise academic writing skills and presentations, introduce their topics and prepare their argumentation for Bachelor thesis conclusions and defence.

The course will also utilise skills and knowledge acquired in other courses, namely Language as a discourse of science and technology, Analysis of professional discourse, and Style and genres in English for specific purposes.

 

 

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The introduction of the main ideas of the planned Bachelor thesis in the written form and in the presentation.
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the course guarantor and updated for every academic year.

 

Aims

The objective of the course is to teach students methods of investigation and formal properties of Bachelor thesis. Attention will be given to the use of sources and references. Students will be prepared for the writing and defence of their Bachelor theses.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

HYLAND, Ken. English for Academic Purposes. Routledge, 2006. ISBN 6610538980. (CS)
LEKI, Ilona. Academic writing: exploring processes and strategies. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0521657686. (CS)

Recommended reading

JORDAN, R. R. English for academic purposes: a resource book for teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Cambridge language teaching library. ISBN 052155618X. (CS)
KNITTLOVÁ, Dagmar. Funkční styly v angličtině a češtině. 2., upr. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1990.
SWALES, John. Genre analysis: English in academic and research settings. 4th print. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Cambridge applied linguistics series. ISBN 0521338131. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-APE Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction

Academic writing

Stating the objectives and hypotheses

Selection of methods

Materials and data gathering

Relevant information in the text

Sources and citations

Evaluation of results, drawing conclusions

Presentations

Argumentation and defence