Academic writing II

obligatory courses

Classroom

The course prepares students to read and analyze academic texts, as well as to respond to them and take part in academic discussions on a variety of scientific and social topics. The purpose of the course is to teach students how to formulate arguments and opinions in writing in accordance with the rules of academic works. The course will equip participants with the skills needed to write academic papers in English. This semester is devoted primarily to working with sources - finding, evaluating, using, analyzing and documenting sources. Looking in detail at selected scientific articles, students will learn to read, understand and ultimately write academic texts.

Knowledge: the graduate knows and understands:

-in-depth, fundamental problems of language use as an interlingual and intercultural phenomenon

-in-depth, the role of language in communication between people and cultures, and linguistic phenomena in a broader cognitive, communicative and social context

-the work environment as well as economic and legal conditions of work in the profession of a linguist, researcher, software tester, copy editor and copywriter

Skills: the graduate is able to:

-use in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge to carry out research work and solve complex problems in linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social/text linguistics) using appropriate methodology

-to an in-depth degree, search, analyze, evaluate and select information in the native language and foreign languages

-use a foreign language to an advanced degree (C2 level) in specialized terminology in the field of linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social/text linguistics)

-communicate in native and foreign language in various professional situations with specialists, using various channels and communication techniques and strategies

-communicate in an understandable way, including with non-specialists, on topics related to linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social/text linguistics) and adequately justify the decisions made and language strategies used

-express one's own views and opinions orally and in writing in foreign languages and the native language, and present the views and arguments of third parties in foreign languages and the native language

-independently plan and implement their own education and lifelong learning thanks to the knowledge of various centers related to linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social) and thanks to the knowledge of sources that can be used to improve their competence in linguistics

Social competences: the graduate is ready to:

-adequately identify and resolve problems of interlingual, intercultural and social communication

-initiate and carry out linguistic research, in particular to improve accessibility in the dimensions of language, information and communication

-perform the professional role of a linguist responsibly and with an entrepreneurial spirit, taking into account changing social and market needs