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Post-Graduate Examination in Foreign Language
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:10.10.2023 16:33:27
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | DN_197 | LQF level: | Level 8 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Management Science; Juridical Science; Business Management; Political Science; Communication Science; Marketing and Advertising | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Guntars Dreijers | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Doctoral Studies | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, dn rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67409120 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
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| Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
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| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge of foreign language [English] (B2-C1 levels according to CEFR – the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). | ||||||||
| Objective: | To evaluate the skills of oral and written foreign language and to assess the knowledge of foreign language for the purposes of doing social sciences research in English according to aspects of text formation, grammar, linguistic structures, and terminology. | ||||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | On attending the examination the doctoral student has to present the Individual study of Topics 1-7 in accordance with the course description. Preparation and formatting of the written overview and bibliography in the foreign language. Preparation of the glossary of terms and their explanations, definitions. Preparation of the list of theses. Preparation of the oral monologue on the study undertaken by the doctoral student (with the help of PowerPoint or any other digital Office tool). he student's contribution to the improvement of the study process is the provision of meaningful feedback on the study course by filling out its evaluation questionnaire. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The exam consists of two parts. Written part: 1. The Commission evaluates doctoral students’ submitted written task in accordance with the requirements of the course description. The prepared task shall be submitted to the commission electronically at least five working days prior to the examination. The oral part of the examination: In the physical or online presence, doctoral students present the prepared topic, answers questions, participates in the discussion about the written task and presentation in the foreign language. The written part of the examination (60%): 1. The linguistic (grammatical, syntactic, stylistic, lexical) and textual (formatting) quality of the written overview, bibliography, glossary of terms and their explanations and definitions with sources in accordance with the specifics of the foreign language for research purposes by evaluating 1) grammar, 2) formatting, 3) choice of lexical means, 4) textual aspects, 5) scientific style. The oral part of the examination (40%): 2. The linguistic and textual quality of the oral monologue by evaluating 1) grammar, 2) language quality in visual means, 3) pronunciation, 4) scientific discourse, 5) oral scientific style, 6) answers to the question. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Dissertation) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Doctoral students will know the linguistic peculiarities of language for research purposes (terminology, specialised lexis, grammar, textual aspects, pronunciation) and identify what language means are used to organise an adequate written and oral text in social sciences for the purpose of international communication in the foreign language. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Doctoral students will be able to write and construct a grammatical and stylistically adequate scientific text, they will be capable to improve the quality of the written text with the help of analogous and digital language resources. The doctoral student will be capable to use topical terms of the discipline, they will be able to explain them in the foreign language; besides, they will be able to explain the choice of the topic, to characterise the content, the process of the study, hypothesis, aim and objectives, and main conclusions in the foreign language. In line with the pragmatic goal of the study and the informative genre of the scientific text, doctoral students will be able to present a coherent, logically structured written text. Doctoral students are capable to give an oral presentation about their studies to the target audience with the usage of adequate linguistic and textual means. Doctoral students are capable to structure an oral speech according to the principles of scientific communication in the foreign language in order to be able to participate with written texts and oral presentations actively and confidently in international research by following the principles of scientific and linguistic cultures, and academic ethics. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Doctoral students will evaluate the scope and diversity of language resources, and they will critically select grammatical, phonetic the resources for the production of the content and text in written and oral scientific discourse thus constantly improving their linguistic competence for the communication of science internationally. Doctoral students will integrate linguistic skills and knowledge in their professional research activities by solving relevant tasks (the preparation of international publications, presentations in seminars and lectures internationally) in their careers as researchers with a vision and aim to foster high level linguistic competence in the global intercultural network of research communication. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Staines, M. Gail. (2019). Social Sciences Research: Research, Writing, and Presentation Strategies. (3rd ed.) Rowman&Littlefield Publishers. | ||||||||
| 2 | Bailey, Stephen. (2017). Academic Writing. (5th ed.) A Handbook for International Students. Routledge. | ||||||||
| 3 | Cranker, Kenneth. (2018). Practical English Grammar for Academic Writers. Wayzgoose Press. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Swetnam, Derek. (2015). Writing Your Dissertation: The Bestselling Guide to Planning, Preparing and Presenting First-Class Work. (3rd ed.) Glasgow: Robinson. | ||||||||
| 2 | English C1 Advanced Vocabulary. (2020). Complete Revised Edition: Words You Should Know to Pass All C1 Advanced English Level Tests and Exams. CEP Publishing. | ||||||||
| 3 | Farneste, Monta. (2012). The Academic Essay as a Basis for Research Paper Writing. Rīga: Akadēmiskais apgāds. | ||||||||
| 4 | Osmond, Alex. (2016). Academic Writing and Grammar for Students. (2nd ed.) SAGE Publications. | ||||||||
| 5 | Turabian, L. A. Kate. (2018). A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. (9th ed.) Chicago, London: The University of Chicago Press. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Classifying and Listing. The University of Manchester. | ||||||||
| 2 | Defining Terms. The University of Manchester. | ||||||||
| 3 | Elwell, W. Frank. (2010). Glossary of the Social Sciences. Rogers State University. | ||||||||
| 4 | MICUSP Simple Beta | ||||||||
| 5 | Oxford Reference | ||||||||
| 6 | Signalling Transition. The University of Manchester. | ||||||||
| 7 | Style Guide. The University of Oxford. | ||||||||
| 8 | Swan, Michael. (2020). Practical English Usage. | ||||||||
