English Focus on Writing 1 (Nonnative PhD Engineering Students and Postdocs ONLY)
Provided by: ELU
Wed 17 Oct, Wed 24 Oct, ... Wed 28 Nov 2012 – Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room
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Description: This course is intended for non-native speakers who wish to improve their skills in writing dissertations, research papers and reports.
Target audience:
- Non-Native PhD and PostDocs from the Department of Engineering
- Further details regarding Engineering Language Unit's eligibility criteria are available
Duration: Seven sessions of two hours
Sessions:
Number of sessions: 7
| Date | Time | Venue | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 17 Oct | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| Wed 24 Oct | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| Wed 31 Oct | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| Wed 7 Nov | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| Wed 14 Nov | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| Wed 21 Nov | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| Wed 28 Nov | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, Language Unit Meeting Room | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
Format: Class work and individual study
Frequency: Yearly
Prerequisites:
- Participants must be a Non-native speaker
Aims:
To improve in written texts:
- Clarity
- Cohesion
- Comprehensibility
Topics covered:
- Discourse structure and formats of a research paper
- Language work to support your academic writing
- Editing and summarising texts including the avoidance of redundant vocabulary and phrases
- Appropriate punctuation
- Appropriacy of style and register (levels of formality)
- Referencing, graphs and figures
Syllabus: Course syllabus is available
Related courses:
- English Speaking Skills 1 (Nonnative PhD Engineering Students and Postdocs ONLY)
- English Speaking Skills 2: Giving presentations in English (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by Research Engineering ONLY)
- English Pronunciation Skills (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by RESEARCH Engineering ONLY)
- English Focus on Writing 2 (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by RESEARCH Engineering ONLY)
- English Focus on Writing 3 - Session 6 (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by Research Engineering ONLY)
- English Writing Surgery - 4 WEEK COURSE ( Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by Research Engineering ONLY)
- English: Writing Skills Two week intensive (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by RESEARCH Engineering ONLY)
- English: Researcher Development Writing Skills Workshop - Planning and Writing the Literature Review (Native and Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by Research Engineering ONLY)
- English: Researcher Development Writing Skills Workshop - Preparing Successful Poster Presentations (Native and Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by RESEARCH Engineering ONLY)
- English: Researcher Development Writing Skills Workshop - Presenting your Results and Findings (Native and Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by Research Engineering ONLY)
- English: Researcher Development Writing Skills Workshop - What makes a good Abstract and Title? (Native and Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by RESEARCH Engineering ONLY)
- English: Researcher Development Writing Skills Workshop - Working on the Discussion and Conclusions Sections (Native and Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by RESEARCH Engineering ONLY)
- English: Grammar Workshops (Nonnative PhD Engineering Students and Postdocs ONLY)
- English: Cultural Awareness Workshop
- English: Cultural Workshop 2 (School of Technology)
Theme: English
