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prof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D.

Department vice-head, Department of English and American Studies

office: bldg. G/G.310
Gorkého 57/7
602 00 Brno

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Field of study: English - Czech Translation Studies

Topics of doctoral theses (consultant)

Fictional Worlds in Translation – ongoing study

Field of study: English Linguistics

Topics of doctoral theses (supervisor)

Safer Within than Without: Hypermasculine Discourse in the Manosphere – ongoing study
The Voice of People in Broadcast News and the Construction of Ordinariness – graduate 2024
The self-presentation of Instagram influencers and the construction of social media celebrity – graduate 2023

Field of study: English Linguistics

Topics of doctoral theses (supervisor)

Generic and evaluative patterns in science news – graduate 2015
Representation of Natural Catastrophes in Newspaper Discourse: Portrayal of Human-Nature Relationship – graduate 2012
The Genre of Institutional Press Release - a Critical Discourse Analysis – graduate 2010
A Comparative Study of English, Czech, French, and German Idioms – graduate 2008

Field of study: English Linguistics

Topics of doctoral theses (supervisor)

An Exploratory Study of Metadiscoursal Boosters in Linguistic and Applied Linguistic Thesis and Dissertation Abstracts by Students in Thailand and in the United States – graduate 2025

Field of study: Linguistics

Topics of doctoral theses (supervisor)

Multimodal creativity in social media – ongoing study

Field of study: Linguistics

Topics of doctoral theses (supervisor)

Pragmatic Politeness in Intergroup Communication in Digital Discourse – ongoing study

Detailed information on doctoral topics and students