Text Analysis and Comprehension 2

Relations:

It is a condition for enrolment in course 04APO2 that the student must have received credit for the course 04APO1 in a previous semester

The course 04APOK can be graded only after the course 04APO2 has been successfully completed.

Course guarantor:

Jana Kovářová

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Jana Kovářová

Supervisor:

Department of Humanities and Languages

Synopsis:

The course is a sequel to course 04APO1 and focuses on guided writing (e.g., note-taking, précis, abstract). It is intended as preparation for writing the bachelor´s project by developing text grammar practice and acquainting with basics of English punctuation.

Requirements:

Mastery of the material covered in the syllabus for the given semester.

Active participation in class.

Regular attendance, i.e. a maximum of 3 absences per semester

Proper preparation for each class, even in the case of previous absences. Each absence must be made up for (e.g., with a written assignment). Students may be penalized 5% on their zápočet test for being unprepared for class or failing to complete coursework.

Students must be prepared for each lesson. This means that they must have the necessary materials with them each week, including a textbook or other study materials. The materials can be also accessed electronically using a laptop or tablet (not a mobile phone). If a student attends class without the required study materials, this situation is considered an absence.

Independent completion and timely submission of all written assignments (see also note on the use of AI tools).

Final semester test with a minimum score of 60%. In case of failure, the credit test may be repeated once.

Note on the use of AI tool:

Especially for homework assignments, AI tools may be only used with express permission or recommendation.

In the case of unauthorized use of AI tools (e.g., text generation, text editing, etc.), i.e., the text is clearly written by someone else than the student (the submitted work is at a much higher language level than the student's level in class), the student must rewrite the text themselves. At the same time, 15% will be deducted from the student's zápočet test (both in the regular and retake attempts) for each such case. The same procedure applies in cases of plagiarism.

Syllabus of lectures:

Formal ESP vocabulary, reading mathematical expressions and operations, graph descriptions, description of objects and their functions, description of processes. Specific features of academic language - noun compounds, agreement, parallelism, hedging, paragraphing.

Reading and analysing academic texts - identification and explanation of language features specific to various types of discourse.

Syllabus of tutorials:

The course is run as a series of seminars following the topics and scope of the syllabus mentioned above.

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Specific morphological, syntactic, and lexical means used in technical texts and writing: formal and subtechnical English, nominalisation, structures used in various types of formal discourse.

Skills:

To use acquired language competence in various types of communication and thus to obtain a complex picture of English in professional practice. To make use of various forms of reading for retrieving information.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] materials prepared by the Department of Languages

[2] M. McCarthy, F. O´Dell, Academic Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2008

Recommended references:

[1] M. Hewings, Cambridge Academic English (upper intermediate), Cambridge University Press,

2012

[2]

K. Paterson, Oxford Grammar for EAP, 2017

[3] dictionaries

Teaching aids:

language classroom, audiovisuals, PC lab

Note:

A pass in the 04APO1 course is required to enroll in this course.

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Aplikovaná informatika (compulsory course in the program)