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UJP / ADZ
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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UJP
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ADZ
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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English for Postgraduate Students
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Long Title
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English for Postgraduate Students - exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Tutorial
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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NO
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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6 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
0
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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This course is taught in English and is intended for doctoral students with an advanced knowledge of the language at the minimum of B2 level. The course develops a wide variety of skills, such as using grammar structures and vocabulary typical of academic style, delivering presentations, writing abstracts, professional CVs, academic papers, as well as reading and understanding authentic and professional texts in English.
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Requirements on student
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Structured CV (1 page)
2 formal letters-letter of application for study at a foreign university, letter of application for a job
Summary of 150 pages of a researched text from the student's field of study (3 - 5 pages)
Coherent text related to the student's field of study ( 3 - 5 pages)
Poster
Presentation(10 minutes) followed by a discussion.
All the required materials will be submitted in a printed form 2 weeks prior to the exam date at the latest.
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Content
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1. information about the course,
needs analysis of doctoral students
2. PhD study, research and work of doctoral students,
specific vocabulary related to doctoral study, conversation
3. reading comprehension of academic texts followed by recapping,
direct and indirect questions
4. reading comprehension of academic texts followed by discussion,
grammar structures and vocabulary for discussing a topic related to the student's field of study,
verbs used in reported speech
5. structured CV,
verbs and verb phrases used in academic style
6. formal and informal style,
language used for writing formal letters,
written application for study abroad,
written application for a job abroad
7. summary of a written text,
paraphrasing,
passive voice in academic style
8. writing a paper for publication,
typical verb tenses
9. structuring an academic paper,
an abstract,
typical grammar structures and vocabulary
10. making a poster for a conference, phraseology
11. preparing a presentation, structure of the presentation,
typical phrases to present research results,
adverbs expresing stance
12. giving presentations,
modal verbs expressing cause and effect,
conditional clauses
13. discussion,
typical phrases and vocabulary
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
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10
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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35
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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40
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Contact hours
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26
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Total
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111
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
-recognize situations for the use of present simple and present continuous |
-recognize situations for the use of past simple and past continuous |
-identify forms of present perfect simple and continuous |
-identify situations for the use of past simple as opposed to present perfect |
-identify forms of past perfect simple and continuous |
-name various ways of expressing the future |
-recognize modal verbs for the present, the past and the future |
-recognize forms of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd type of conditional clauses |
-identify forms of relative pronouns and clauses |
-recognize verbs using an -ing form and verbs using an infinitive form |
-identify phrasal verbs used at B2 level of CEFR |
-recognize forms of passive voice of all tenses |
-name verbs used in indirect speech |
-recognize direct and indirect questions |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
-make use of the language skills at B2 level of CEFR |
-make fluent conversations about everyday topics with native speakers |
-defend one's own opinion and present arguments for or against a given problem |
-comprehend the meaning of a complex text dealing with both specific and abstract topics of the student's field of study |
-write a comprehensible, detailed text dealing with a wide variety of topics of student's interest |
-write an article or a report and convey information |
-understand prolonged pieces of speech or lectures |
-follow and understand an exchange of opinions and join in the discussion on general topics |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
-identify noun and adjective forms derived from verbs |
-identify verbs and verb phrases typical of professional text |
-recognize prefixes and suffixes and identify their meanings in academic style |
-recognize countable and uncountable nouns used in professional texts |
-identify the language to express comparisons including big and small differences |
-characterize a subject/verb agreement including multiple sentence constituents |
-name adverbs expressing stance |
-name the language to express cause and effect |
-identify modal verbs used for giving feedback |
-identify phrases and collocations used in formal corresponence |
-identify appropriate expressions to discuss an academic topic |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
-write a professional CV |
-submit a formal application for study or fellowship at a foreign university |
-submit a formal application for a job position abroad |
-make a poster presenting research results for a conference |
-write a research paper for publication |
-summarize the content of a text related to the field of study |
-structure correctly when presenting research results |
-use appropriate linking devices and signposting language for transitions between points in presentations |
-use appropriate expressions to discuss an academic topic |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Test |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Combined exam |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Practicum |
Skills demonstration |
Collaborative instruction |
Textual studies |
Discussion |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Skills demonstration |
Collaborative instruction |
Textual studies |
Discussion |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Practicum |
Skills demonstration |
Collaborative instruction |
Textual studies |
Discussion |
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