Engineering: English Writing Surgery (Department of Engineering ONLY) PrerequisitesSpecial
Tue 24 Apr, Tue 1 May, ... Tue 5 Jun 2012
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
- 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: 7
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue 24 Apr 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 2 | Tue 1 May 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 3 | Tue 8 May 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 4 | Tue 15 May 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 5 | Tue 22 May 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 6 | Tue 29 May 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
| 7 | Tue 5 Jun 2012 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
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
Aims
To assist first year students working on their First Year Reports or those who are currently writing up
Format
Class work and individual study
Syllabus
Course syllabus available
Duration
Seven 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
- 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: Grammar for Speaking & Writing: Articles
- CLIC: Cultural skills: Living in Britain
- English: Writing Skills Two week intensive (PhD Engineering ONLY)
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