Section outline

  • Course description and requirements

    The language of instruction of the Academic Reading course will be ENGLISH and CZECH. However, students are not required (though encouraged) to speak in English.
    The first half of the course will be dedicated to the exploration of reading strategies, building up academic vocabulary and detailed reading of texts from selected fields of humanities.

    By mid-term, the course participants will have searched for an original text (10-15 standard pages) written in English from their own field of study.
    During April/May, each participant will also introduce their text in a brief, 10-minute-long presentation in English or Czech. By the end of the course, each participant will have completed 1 summary (Czech or English) of the text and uploaded the original text and its summary in moodle.

    Students will also reflect on their own reading experience in their private "reader's journals". Their weekly entries will be available only to the teacher. 7 entries are required per semester.

    In order to obtain the 3 credits for this course, classroom activity, regular attendance (min 50% of all contact sessions), meeting all the deadlines in moodle as well as journal and classroom activity is required. A final test on the academic wordlist will take place via moodle on May 11, 4 p.m.

    Here is the link to the scheduled Zoom meeting:

    Topic: Akademické čtení
    Time: Feb 16, 2021 04:00 PM 
    Every week on Tue, until May 11, 2021, 13 occurrence(s)
    Feb 16, 2021 04:00 PM
    Feb 23, 2021 04:00 PM
    Mar 2, 2021 04:00 PM
    Mar 9, 2021 04:00 PM
    Mar 16, 2021 04:00 PM
    Mar 23, 2021 04:00 PM
    Mar 30, 2021 04:00 PM
    Apr 6, 2021 04:00 PM
    Apr 13, 2021 04:00 PM
    Apr 20, 2021 04:00 PM
    Apr 27, 2021 04:00 PM
    May 4, 2021 04:00 PM


    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://cuni-cz.zoom.us/j/93600540698

    Meeting ID: 936 0054 0698

    • Recognizing academic texts handout Файл
      Students must
      Mark as done

      in-class material

    • Reading assignment - Education Задание

      For our next session on February 23, please read the texts on pp. 37 and 40 and do the related exercises on pp. 36 - 43. 

      Please download the whole material, we are going to work with it in our next class.

    • Academic Word List - Challenge!! Гиперссылка

      Challenge yourselves!! Study the words from the AWL by the end of the semester! We will check your progress around mid-semester! If you take 1 sublist a week, you'll become an academic vocabulary expert by May - what a chance! Don't miss it!

    • Journal Entry 1 Задание

      Please use this channel to enter your regular reflections on your reading progress/English usage.

      Reflective journal

      Record and reflect on your reading progress and experience weekly (deadlines are Mondays, 11 p.m.) Think about the following: How have I contributed to my vocabulary and reading development this week? What have I read? Which words have I learnt? Am I satisfied with this week's progress? Do I need any assistance from my teacher? How did I use English this week? Was this week's course topic useful for me?

      While writing, do not censor yourself too much, try to write freely and don't worry about any grammar errors, this is a journal. You can switch to Czech if you don't feel like writing in English. Write min.100 words per entry.

      Your answers will remain private with only your teacher having access and commenting on them.