English for Scientific and Academic Purposes: part two

This course is designed to continue developing language skills in the academic and scientific areas and to further enhance the practical application of acquired knowledge from the previous course (winter semester) (1). It covers another part of the academic and scientific corpus (2), where students will learn how to evaluate ideas, explain concepts, express opinions, and confidently pursue the audience (3). The course also concentrates on the formal language generally used in written academic contexts (4) and emphasizes different types of citations (5).

Entry requirements for the course:
The entry requirement for the course is knowledge of English at the B1 level. Completing the first part of the course in the winter semester is highly recommended but not a requirement.

Requirements for course completion:
Active participation in the class, processing of assigned tasks for the period of the summer semester, final presentation of the progress in the researched area and describing prospectives in the scientific area based on the expected results of the research using the language for scientific and academic purposes, final test.

1. Academic and scientific language: review
2. Literature review, detecting the language patterns
3. Thesis statement, Research question, Establishing hypothesis
4. Opening and concluding paragraphs
5. Arguing and persuading, Supporting arguments, Counterarguments
6. Positive evaluation, Negative evaluation
7. Comparison and contrast language; Emphasis, Hedging language
8. Citation, Paraphrasing, Reporting verbs
9. Incorporating references, avoiding plagiarism
10. Synthesizing arguments and citations; Linking expressions
11. Research, questionnaire, and survey results; Description of results
12. Summary of the course, finding the voice of a researcher, available platforms for publication activities (presentations, evaluation, feedback)
13. Summary of the course, final test

Available study materials:
1. MCCARTHY, Michael a Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use: 50 units of academic vocabulary reference and practice: self-study and classroom use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-68939-7.
2. MOORE, Julie. Oxford academic vocabulary practice: upper-intermediate, B2-C1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-400091-8.
3. MOORE, Julie a Richard STORTON. Oxford academic vocabulary practice: lower-intermediate, B1. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-400088-8.
4. PATERSON, Ken a Roberta WEDGE. Oxford grammar for EAP: English grammar and practice for academic purposes with answers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-432999-6.
5. DE CHAZAL, Edward a Sam MCCARTER. Oxford EAP: a course in English for academic purposes: upper-intermediate/B2. Oxford: Oxford University Press, c2012. ISBN 978-0-19-400178-6.