English Speaking Skills: Fluency and Appropriacy
Thu 16 Oct, Thu 23 Oct, ... Thu 27 Nov 2014
Description
This course is intended for non-native 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.
Target audience
- Non-native MPhil by Research and PhD students plus Postdocs from the Department of Engineering ONLY
- Further details regarding Engineering Language Unit's eligibility criteria are available
Prerequisites
- Non-native MPhil by Research and PhD students plus Postdocs from the Department of Engineering ONLY
Sessions
Number of sessions: 7
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu 16 Oct 2014 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Sheila Dodds |
| 2 | Thu 23 Oct 2014 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Sheila Dodds |
| 3 | Thu 30 Oct 2014 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Sheila Dodds |
| 4 | Thu 6 Nov 2014 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Sheila Dodds |
| 5 | Thu 13 Nov 2014 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Sheila Dodds |
| 6 | Thu 20 Nov 2014 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Sheila Dodds |
| 7 | Thu 27 Nov 2014 11:15 - 13:15 | 11:15 - 13:15 | Department of Engineering, CLIC 1 | map | Sheila Dodds |
Aims
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.
Format
Class work and individual study
Duration
Seven sessions of two hours
Frequency
Yearly
Related courses
- CLIC: Speaking skills: Pronunciation Skills
- English: Writing: The Basics of Writing: Your Strategy
- Engineering: English Presentation Skills (Department of Engineering ONLY)
- English: Grammar for Speaking & Writing: Articles
- English: Cultural Awareness
- English: Writing - Using sources in English
- English: How to write to help the reader: Language, structure and style
- English: How to read to improve your writing: Dissecting Models
- CLIC: Speaking skills: Practising your presentations in English
- CLIC: Speaking skills: Fluency and Appropriacy
- CLIC: Core skills: Supervisor/Student Communication
- English: Writing: Focus on sentence structure
- English: Writing: Achieving Synthesis 1
- English: Writing: Achieving Synthesis: Writing your best
- English: Writing for Engineers (Research students)
- English: Writing - Building on Your Academic Vocabulary
- English: Writing - Peer review, Feedback on your own work
- English: Writing - Editing and Proof-reading Tips and Strategies
- English: Writing: Avoiding Common Errors in your papers
- English: Writing: Vocabulary building
- English: Writing: Language for Emails and Letters
- English: Writing - Grammar Surgery
- English: Writing: Grammar Surgery to Idenitify your Errors
- English: Writing: Prepositions
- English: ?Punctuate properly!
- English: Writing - Punctuation in Scientific Writing
- English: Writing: Refining your choice of academic language
- English: Writing: Summaries & Abstracts: How to write them
- English: Writing: Trouble-shooting
Themes
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