English Writing Surgery - 4 WEEK COURSE ( Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by Research Engineering ONLY)
Provided by: ELU
Tue 28 May, Tue 4 Jun, ... Tue 18 Jun 2013 – Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room
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Description: This course is intended for non-native speaker graduate students of Engineering who wish to improve their skills in writing dissertations, research papers and reports.
- The first hour of each session is teacher input and any areas arising from students’ needs
- The second hour of each session will be individual supervisions of work sent in to the teacher and there will be a sign-up sheet each week
- Please note that any text for marking and discussion needs to have been marked by the teacher prior to individual supervisions. This is to enable the effective use of students’ time allocation
Target audience:
- PostDocs, Non-Native PhD and Mphil by Research, the Department of Engineering
- Further details regarding Engineering Language Unit's eligibility criteria are available
Duration: Four sessions of two hours
Sessions:
Number of sessions: 4
| Date | Time | Venue | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 28 May | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Sheila Dodds |
| Tue 4 Jun | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Sheila Dodds |
| Tue 11 Jun | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Sheila Dodds |
| Tue 18 Jun | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Sheila Dodds |
Format: Class work and individual study
Frequency: Yearly
Prerequisites:
- Participants must be Non-native speakers
Aims: To assist students working on their first year reports or dissertations, or those who are currently writing up research projects.
Topics covered:
- Aspects of structure including cohesion and coherence
- Functional appropriateness of tenses
- Redundancy in text and work on avoiding it.
- Grammar e.g. article use; subject/verb agreement
Syllabus: Course syllabus available
Related courses:
- English Focus on Writing 1 (Nonnative PhD Engineering Students and Postdocs ONLY)
- English Focus on Writing 2 (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by RESEARCH Engineering ONLY)
- Engineering: English Presentation Skills (Department of Engineering ONLY)
- English Pronunciation Skills (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by RESEARCH Engineering ONLY)
- English Speaking Skills 1 (Nonnative PhD Engineering Students and Postdocs ONLY)
- English: Grammar Workshops (Nonnative PhD Engineering Students and Postdocs ONLY)
- English: Cultural Workshop 2 (School of Technology)
- English: Writing Skills Two week intensive (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by RESEARCH Engineering ONLY)
Theme: English
