English: Cultural Awareness Workshops (Department of Engineering ONLY)
Tue 30 Oct, Tue 20 Nov 2012
Description
English Cultural Awareness Workshop
Target audience
- PhD and Post Doc Engineering Students
- School of Technology if places available after priority to PhD and Post Docs Engineering Students
- Further details regarding Engineering Language Unit's eligibility criteria are available
Sessions
Number of sessions: 2
# | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tue 30 Oct 2012 17:15 - 18:45 | 17:15 - 18:45 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Sheila Dodds |
2 | Tue 20 Nov 2012 17:15 - 18:45 | 17:15 - 18:45 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Sheila Dodds |
Topics covered
- Cultural awareness within the University environment
- Aspects of the British lifestyle, British culture and contemporary social issues
Aims
- To demonstrate the importance of intercultural awareness in a multicultural environment such as the University
- To focus on the British lifestyle, considering aspects of behaviour, manners, social conventions and traditions
Format
Class work and participation
Syllabus
Course syllabus is available
Duration
Two sessions of one and a half hours
- It is recommended that both sessions are attended, although signing up for just one of the two is possible.
Frequency
Twice yearly (Michaelmas and Easter terms)
Related courses
- CLIC: Speaking skills: Fluency and Appropriacy
- CLIC: Speaking skills: Practising your presentations in English
- CLIC: Speaking skills: Pronunciation Skills
- 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
- English Focus on Writing 3 - Session 7 (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by Research Engineering ONLY)
- English: Writing Skills Two week intensive (PhD Engineering ONLY)
- English: Writing: Technology assisted writing workshop
- English: Writing Skills Workshop - Planning and Writing the Literature Review
- English: Writing Skills Workshop - Preparing Successful Poster Presentations
- English: Writing Skills Workshop - Presenting your Results and Findings
- English: Writing Skills Workshop - What makes a good Abstract and Title?
- English: Writing Skills Workshop - Working on the Discussion and Conclusions Sections
- English: Cultural Awareness
- CLIC: Cultural skills: Living in Britain
Theme
Workshops
Booking / availability