CLIC: Speaking skills: Fluency and Appropriacy (Intermediate)
This online course is designed for non-native English speakers from the Department of Engineering. It will cover a variety of spoken English, ranging from the more formal language needed for seminars, discussions and conferences, to the more informal everyday language used in the office and the student house.
- NB. Please read Attendance section below before signing up for this course.
- Delivery format (online or in person) to be confirmed.
This course is designed for non-native English speakers from the Department of Engineering.
Eligibility
- International students and postdocs from Cambridge University Engineering Department
- Further details regarding CLIC's eligibility criteria are available here
Number of sessions: 7
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 13 Oct 2021 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | CLIC online teaching | Sheila Dodds |
| 2 | Wed 20 Oct 2021 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | CLIC online teaching | Sheila Dodds |
| 3 | Wed 27 Oct 2021 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | CLIC online teaching | Sheila Dodds |
| 4 | Wed 3 Nov 2021 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | CLIC online teaching | Sheila Dodds |
| 5 | Wed 10 Nov 2021 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | CLIC online teaching | Sheila Dodds |
| 6 | Wed 17 Nov 2021 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | CLIC online teaching | Sheila Dodds |
| 7 | Wed 24 Nov 2021 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | CLIC online teaching | Sheila Dodds |
To cover a variety of spoken English, ranging from the more formal language needed for seminars, discussions and conferences, to the more informal everyday language used in the office and the student house.
Class work and individual study
Signing up for a course requires commitment for the full course. If you fail to attend the first workshop of the course and do not email your reason for not attending, your name will be removed from the attendance list without notice to make space for those on the waiting list.
Seven sessions of two hours each
Yearly
- CLIC: Speaking skills: Pronunciation Skills
- CLIC: Speaking skills: Practising your presentations in English
- CLIC: Speaking skills: Fluency and Appropriacy
- English: Writing for Engineers (Research students)
- English: Grammar for Speaking & Writing: Revision of conditional structures
- English: Grammar for Speaking & Writing: Overview of tenses
- English: Grammar for Speaking & Writing: Trouble-shooting common errors with tenses and modal verbs (Intermediate)
- CLIC: Cultural skills: Living in Britain
- CLIC: Core skills: Effective correspondence
- English: Writing: Preparing Effective Posters 2
- English: Presenting yourself successfully in English: personal profiles, CVs, etc.
- English: Effectively presenting your data in English: i.e., verbalising numerical data, effectively using language of trends and comparison, etc.
- English: Writing: Listening effectively in English
- English: Writing: Preparing Effective Posters 1
- English: Conducting successful research in English: interviews, questionnaires, etc.
Booking / availability