English Focus on Writing 3 - Session 4 (Nonnative Postdoc, PhD and MPhil by Research Engineering ONLY)
Wed 15 May 2013
Description
Writing Stage - Developing Essay Patterns. Each of your chapters/sections of work focuses on different topics. How do you signify these differences in your work? In this session we look at the variety of ways you can organise your work, specifically, comparison/contrast; specific to general; general to specific; problem and solution; and listing. We will be looking at a mixture of texts for illustrative and evaluative purposes.
Target audience
- 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
Prerequisites
- Participants must be Non-native speakers
Sessions
Number of sessions: 1
| # | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 15 May 2013 11:00 - 13:00 | 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 3B | map | Dr D.M.A. Chappell |
Topics covered
- Looking at a variety of ways you can organise your work, specifically, comparison/contrast; specific to general; general to specific; problem and solution; and listing.
Aims
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
Format
Class work and individual study
Syllabus
Course syllabus for all 7 sessions is available
Duration
One session of two hours
Frequency
Termly
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