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This informal seminar will consider some of the cultural differences experienced by participants, and also address questions arising from various aspects of living and working in both the multi-cultural environment of the University and the wider British community.
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English Cultural Awareness Workshop
This workshop will focus on how different learning styles and cultural patterns can influence students’ English academic writing. We will draw on current research findings and assist students in adapting to the expected English model in Engineering.
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Fri 17 Jan 2020
12:30
Finished
This workshop will cover best practice in presenting scientific results in English (charts, graphs, figures, diagrams, trends, etc.).
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Post-Writing Stage-Proofreading and Peer Review. This is the last step in the Post-Writing Stage so we look at aspects such as format, typography, spelling and punctuation. In addition you, as an author/peer-reviewer, may like to give/receive feedback to regarding content and organisation; grammatical accuracy and overall style. You are welcome to bring some of your own work along for this session.
This course is intended for non-native speakers who wish to improve their skills in writing dissertations, research papers and reports.
Workshop to revise and improve some aspects of English grammar.
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Workshop to revise and improve understanding of the definite and indefinite articles in English.
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Workshop to revise and improve understanding of the definite and indefinite articles in English.
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This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their use of conditional structures and subjunctive forms.
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To revise and improve participants understanding of basic conditional forms.
This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their English grammar.
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This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their English grammar.
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Workshop to revise and improve some aspects of English grammar.
Workshop to revise and improve some aspects of English grammar.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
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The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Fri 10 Jan 2020
11:00
Finished
Research has identified that the ability to verbally express ideas clearly and the capacity to work confidently in a group are the two key skills for employability. This series of workshops focuses on aspects of these skills most pertinent to Engineers at Cambridge.
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The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
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This course is intended for non-native speakers who wish to improve their skills in giving presentations in English.
This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their spoken English in a variety of contexts, both formal and informal. It is open to PhD and postdoc and MPhil by Research students from the Department of Engineering.
This workshop will cover a variety of speaking scenarios experienced at conferences and will equip you with the language required from small talk and everyday English to the language of presentations and questions.
This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their spoken English in a variety of contexts, both formal and informal. It is open to PhD and postdoc and MPhil by Research students from the Department of Engineering.
This workshop will cover a variety of speaking scenarios experienced while living and dining with English students. We will hone in on useful everyday language required to get to know each other, generate small talk, discuss topical events and negotiate or problem solve together.
Fri 17 Jan 2020
11:00
Finished
Research has identified that the ability to verbally express ideas clearly and the capacity to work confidently in a group are the two key skills for employability. This series of workshops focuses on aspects of these skills most pertinent to Engineers at Cambridge.
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Come and watch a sitcom over pizza followed by discussion of the content.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
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This workshop will focus on how close your writing is to the expected English model in Engineering. Bring your papers/reports in progress and obtain feedback on your language and the structure of your work.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
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This workshop will focus on vocabulary building at the academic level (i.e., appropriate word choice, the effective use of academic language, avoiding redundancy, simplifying overcomplicated language, language for clarity, etc.).
Tue 19 Jan 2016
11:15
Finished
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
This writing course supports research students in Engineering. The focus is on aspects of writing that help to meet Cambridge standards and reviewer expectations: structure, logical flow, the effective development of ideas, accuracy and critical analysis.
The course focuses on common errors and problem areas in writing up dissertations and publishing papers, plus an assessment of your personal areas for improvement
- The course consists of 2 workshops plus an individual supervision at the end of the course.
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Here we'll analyse and edit your own written work and focus on the grammar issues that arise. I will ask all participants to submit a piece of writing in advance, and the workshop will be based on these. It's a good opportunity to get direct feedback on your own work!
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
This is a series of two workshops; you must also have attended Poster Presentations 1.
This series of two Poster Presentation workshops will cover aspects of designing, writing and presenting scientific posters.
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This Poster Presentation workshops will cover aspects of designing, writing and presenting scientific posters.
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This Poster Presentation workshops will cover aspects of designing, writing and presenting scientific posters.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
In this workshop we will cover the correct use of punctuation in English including the comma, colon, semi-colon and hyphen. Through looking at published papers, we'll analyse punctuation in the Engineering field and then put everything into practice.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
Holding the reader in mind is key to good writing. In this workshop we will analyse attributes of a reader in order to create better pieces of writing. In doing so we will cover the danger of overload, clarity in developing ideas and the use of conventions in scientific writing.
This is a two-week course which includes individual supervisions. It focuses on your own drafts of first year report, thesis, or research paper.
Week 1 comprises five 2-hour whole-class lessons, one each morning, and concentrates on writing abstracts, literature reviews, discussions and conclusions and on preparing poster presentations. It also includes one individual supervision of 30 minutes which will take place on one of the following afternoons: Thursday 17 July 2.30-4.30, or Friday 18 July 2.30-4.30.
In Week 2 there will be one 2-hour whole-class lesson on Thursday afternoon based on points arising from students’ work-in-progress, plus one individual supervision of an hour. The time of this will be arranged with the teacher at the start of the course and will be held at one of the following times: Monday, 21st July 2.30-4.30pm, Tuesday, 22nd July 11.30-1.30pm or 2.30-4.30pm, Wednesday, 23rd July 2.30-4.30pm.
- Please send in drafts of your own work for feedback. These can be any part of your report, dissertation or paper - or any other piece of scientific writing that is important to you.
- Please send in these drafts well in advance of the course start (at least a week!).
This workshop is tailored to the needs of Native and Non-native 1st Year PhD students MPhil (Res).
This is a Scientific Writing Skills Workshops tailored to the needs of the PhD/PostDoc Engineering students.
This is one in a series of five Scientific Writing Skills Workshops tailored to the needs of the PhD/PostDoc Engineering student.
- Presenting your results and findings (see topics covered section for more details)
The following workshops are also available:
- Planning and Writing the Literature Review
- Working on the Discussions and Conclusions Sections
- What makes a good abstract and title?
- Preparing successful poster presentations