An off-line scaffolding tool for writing abstracts of qualification papers.

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2020.09.136" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2020.09.136</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2020.09.136" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.procs.2020.09.136</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

An off-line scaffolding tool for writing abstracts of qualification papers.

Original language description

Abstract writing is a very important since it is the piece of formal writing which should attract the attention of the reader and make him/her read the rest of the paper. Thus, it must be clear, concise, coherent, and powerful enough to attract the reader and provide him/her with the key information about the content of a research paper. All university students have to write an abstract in English in their qualification papers. However, non-native students of English usually have difficulties in writing an abstract in English. For example, the Czech students lack formal writing skills in English since the skill of formal writing is not developed enough in their native language, i.e. Czech. Therefore, the aim of this article is to discuss the use of an off-line scaffolding tool, which can help students develop an abstract in English, as well as to demonstrate how this tool can be incorporated in the whole Course of Practical English taught at the Faculty of Informatics and Management of the University of Hradec Kralove in the Czech Republic. The application was developed for students as support to a face-to-face class instruction, which proved to be insufficient in teaching students how to write an abstract in English. The application reflects the structure and sentence functions of the abstract and provides students with a model abstract, as well as with additional formulations. Overall, the application was designed with the purpose to enhance student’s skill of writing an abstract in English, as well as to lead students to successfully complete the task by making the application user-friendly - easy-to-use, accessible and transferrable as far as the knowledge is concerned. The application aims to enhance students’ autonomous learning by tailoring the content to their specific needs and making it accessible anytime and from anywhere.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60201 - General language studies

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Procedia computer science

ISBN

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ISSN

1877-0509

e-ISSN

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Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

1271-1278

Publisher name

Elsevier

Place of publication

Amsterdam

Event location

Verona, Itálie

Event date

Sep 16, 2020

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

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