I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
Professional writing – English – GTK - C1
ID (subject code)
BMEGT60Z89A
Type of subject
contact hours
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
0
Practice
2
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
midterm mark
Number of credits
3
Subject Coordinator
Name
Dr. Kiszely Zoltán
Position
associate professor
Contact details
kiszely.zoltan@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Centre of Modern Languages
Subject website
Language of the subject
angol - EN
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms

Programme: International Management Bachelor’s Programme from 2022/23/Term 1

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 3

Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
C1 szintnek nagyjából megfelelő nyelvtudás / language competence close to C1 level
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 581046/15/2021. Valid from: 24.11.2021.

Objectives

The course is aimed to improve the students’ writing skills. It equips them with the key characteristics of academicc prose (theses, written materials to be submitted, scientific articles), while also helping them to become familiar with the typical genres and language use of economy and business (e.g. memos, reports).

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. • Students are familiar with the basics of written rhetoric in English.
  2. • They are aware of the specific linguistic features of theses, scientific articles, reports, official emails and summaries.
  3. • They understand the structure and organisation of the above types of texts.
  4. • They are able to distinguish between the features of formal (academic) written and colloquial language in terms of vocabulary and grammar.
Skills
  1. • They can produce academic prose.
  2. • They are able to summarise longer technical articles.
  3. • They can avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism.
  4. • They can add in-text citations and bibliographies in the required formats.
  5. • They can use the various reference managers and online collections (e.g. Zotero, MyBib, Academic Phrasebank).
  6. • They are able to analyse charts, graphs and tables.
Attitude
  1. • They strive to create high-quality, linguistically precise texts.
  2. • They accept the written rhetorical conventions of the English-speaking world.
  3. • They are open to use the latest online tools.
Independence and responsibility
  1. • They take responsibility for improving their own written communication.

Teaching methodology

The course focuses on improving writing skills, but also incudes discussions in pairs or groups, as well as collabora-tive tasks in writing.

Materials supporting learning

  • A témák feldolgozásához előkészített videós és írott anyagok. - Video and written materials to be used for the various topics.

General Rules

Teljesítési követelmény: órákon való aktív részvétel (megengedett hiányzás 30%), valamint a félév során kiadott fel-adatok és/vagy dolgozatok teljesítése

Performance assessment methods

A tantárgyban az idegennyelv-tanulás általános sajátosságaihoz igazodva a számonkérés folyamatszerűen történik, amelyben választható elemek is vannak. A feladatokat között lehetnek esszék, összefoglalók, tudományos cikkek absztraktjai, bevezetései és az üzleti élet szövegei; ezek képezik az értékelés alapját

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • évközi feladatok: 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

  • -: -

Conditions for obtaining a signature, validity of the signature

-

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 95-100-100
Very good 89-94
Good 76-88
Satisfactory 63-75
Pass 50-62
Fail 0-49

Retake and late completion

TVSZ szerint.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
részvétel a kontakt tanórákon 28
félévközi készülés a gyakorlatokra 28
felkészülés a teljesítményértékelésekre 6
házi feladat elkészítése 28

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 08.11.2021.

Topics covered during the term

• A tudományos prózaírás jellegzetességei. • Bekezdések, esszék és összefoglalók készítése. • Tudományos dolgozatok írása. • Tudományos próza felépítése. • Hivatkozások, bibliográfia. • Plágium. • Az üzleti élet szövegeinek jellegzetességei. • Üzleti e-mailek. • Emlékeztetők • Üzleti jelentések.

Lecture topics
1. -

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
-

Approval and validity of subject requirements