English: Cultural Workshop 1 (School of Technology)

Prerequisites

English Cultural Awareness Workshop

• Postgraduate Engineering Students
• Postgraduate Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Students
• Postgraduate Materials Science Students
• Postgraduate Computer Laboratory Students
• Postgraduate Chemistry Students
• Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership
• Further details regarding Engineering Language Unit's eligibility criteria are available

Number of sessions: 1

• Focus on the British lifestyle
• Consider aspects of behaviour, manners, social conventions and traditions
• British political system
• Relationship between England and the rest of the UK
• The role of the media and the monarchy

• To demonstrate the importance of intercultural awareness in a multicultural environment such as the University
• To students to have a greater awareness and understanding of contemporary British culture, attitudes and issues

Class work and participation

Course syllabus is available

One session of one and a half hours

Yearly

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• English: Writing: The Basics of Writing: Your Strategy
• Engineering: English Presentation Skills (Department of Engineering ONLY)
• CLIC: Speaking skills: Pronunciation Skills
• CLIC: Speaking skills: Fluency and Appropriacy
• English: Writing: Technology assisted writing workshop
• English: Grammar for Speaking & Writing: Articles
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