Engineering: English Focus on Writing 2 (Department of Engineering ONLY) PrerequisitesSpecial
Wed 25 Jan, Wed 1 Feb, ... Wed 14 Mar 2012
Description
This course is intended for non-native speakers who wish to improve their skills in writing dissertations, research papers and reports.
Target audience
- Graduate students, Post-Docs and Research Fellows of Department of Engineering
- Further details regarding Engineering Language Unit's eligibility criteria are available
Prerequisites
- Participants must be a Non-native speaker
Sessions
Number of sessions: 8
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 25 Jan 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 2 | Wed 1 Feb 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 3 | Wed 8 Feb 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 4 | Wed 15 Feb 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 5 | Wed 22 Feb 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 6 | Wed 29 Feb 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 7 | Wed 7 Mar 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 8 | Wed 14 Mar 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
Topics covered
- Language work to support your academic writing e.g. use of tenses, pronouns for reference, linking words and phases and synonyms
- 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"
Aims
To improve in written texts:
- Clarity
- Cohesion
- Comprehensibility
Format
Class work and individual study
Syllabus
Course syllabus is available
Duration
Eight sessions of two hours
Frequency
Yearly
Related courses
- English Focus on Writing - Non-native PhD and Postdoc, MPhil by Research students from the Department of Engineering
- 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
- CLIC: Cultural skills: Living in Britain
- English: Writing Skills Two week intensive (PhD Engineering ONLY)
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