English Focus on Writing 3 - Session 5 (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by Research Engineering ONLY)

Writing Stage - The Use of the Article in Academic Writing. Here we revise some common areas of confusion and difficulty, and aim to improve awareness of some more complex uses of the definite, indefinite and zero articles.

• Non-Native PostDocs, PhD and Mphil by Research students from the Department of Engineering
• Further details regarding Engineering Language Unit's eligibility criteria are available

• Participants must be Non-native speakers

Number of sessions: 1

• to improve awareness of some more complex uses of the definite, indefinite and zero articles.

To:

• Assist students with aspects of structure, vocabulary and cohesion of texts
• help develop the ability to edit own texts
• develop an understanding of academic style and techniques for scientific writing

Class work and individual study

Course syllabus for all 7 sessions is available

One session of two hours

Termly

• 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: 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
• English: Grammar for Speaking & Writing: Articles