Course detail

English for PhD students

FAST-DY01Acad. year: 2019/2020

The subject DY01 comprises elaboration and consultation of abstract of the PhD project and oral exam in the form of presentation and discussion.


Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Skill in reading technical literature of his/her field of study, in writing and giving a paper.

Skill in carrying on a professional dialogue.

Prerequisites

Mastery of General English; completed DY02 course where students study the terminology from a specialist publication which concerns their topic of PhD dissertation; hand in a written assigment: summary of the main ideas gained from the studied publication and its relevance to the topic of student's dissertation.
To get the knowledge of academic English necessary for writing research papers and presenting it is recommended to attend the subjects BYA11 Academic writing and BYA12 Academic Skills.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

To register for the exam, students will send email to their teacher of DY02 Language Tutoring.
Students will elaborate an abstract of their current work on their PhD project, send it to the teacher and ask for consultation.
The exam date is individual on agreement with the teacher.
The exam is oral and has the form of a presentation and discussion.


Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

An expert able to lecture and publish in English.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

odborné texty a studijní materiály připravené Ústavem SPV.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme D-K-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch PST , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-P-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch PST , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-K-E-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch PST , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-P-E-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch PST , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-K-E-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch MGS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-P-E-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch MGS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-K-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch KDS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-P-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch KDS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory
    branch MGS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-K-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch MGS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-K-E-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch FMI , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-K-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch FMI , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-P-E-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch FMI , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-P-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch FMI , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-P-E-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch KDS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-K-E-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch KDS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-P-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch VHS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-K-C-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch VHS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-K-E-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch VHS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-P-E-SI (N) Doctoral

    branch VHS , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-P-C-GK Doctoral

    branch GAK , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme D-K-C-GK Doctoral

    branch GAK , 2. year of study, summer semester, compulsory