Engineering Centre for Languages & Inter-Communication course timetable
July 2019
| Fri 12 |
Chinese: Beginner Intensive
Finished
Introductory course to Chinese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. |
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French: Beginner Intensive
Finished
Introductory course to French. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of French. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. |
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| Mon 15 |
Chinese: Beginner Intensive
Finished
Introductory course to Chinese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. |
| Wed 17 |
Chinese: Beginner Intensive
Finished
Introductory course to Chinese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. |
| Fri 19 |
Chinese: Beginner Intensive
Finished
Introductory course to Chinese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. |
| Mon 22 |
Chinese: Beginner Intensive
Finished
Introductory course to Chinese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. |
| Wed 24 |
Chinese: Beginner Intensive
Finished
Introductory course to Chinese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. |
| Fri 26 |
Chinese: Beginner Intensive
Finished
Introductory course to Chinese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. |
October 2019
| Thu 10 |
Come to this talk on Cambridge to find out more about the city's past and present and understand the context in which you live. Bring your questions. |
| Fri 11 |
English: ESSENTIAL ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERS: Writing effective emails and English Correspondence
Finished
We will focus on refining participants language for correspondence, focusing on native-speakers norms and choice of words as well as register for formal versus casual correspondence
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Maximise your supervisions, as students and/or supervisors, by discussing the language, structure and style of effective Cambridge supervisions.
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| Mon 14 |
English: Writing for Engineers (PhD)
Finished
Writing for Engineers: Workshop focuses on common errors and problem areas for research students writing up dissertations and publishing papers, plus an assessment of your personal areas for improvement through individual supervisions at the end of the course. The course consists of 4 workshops followed by 1 individual supervision.
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Writing for Engineers: Course for postdocs on refining papers for publishing. The course consists of 4 workshops followed by 1 individual supervision.
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| Tue 15 |
The focus is on structure, logical flow, the effective development of ideas, accuracy and critical analysis.
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| Wed 16 |
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.
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| Thu 17 |
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.
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| Fri 18 |
We will focus on how to overcome listening difficulties using authentic video and audio Engineering scenarios.
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| Mon 21 |
English: Writing for Engineers (PhD)
Finished
Writing for Engineers: Workshop focuses on common errors and problem areas for research students writing up dissertations and publishing papers, plus an assessment of your personal areas for improvement through individual supervisions at the end of the course. The course consists of 4 workshops followed by 1 individual supervision.
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Writing for Engineers: Course for postdocs on refining papers for publishing. The course consists of 4 workshops followed by 1 individual supervision.
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| Tue 22 |
The focus is on structure, logical flow, the effective development of ideas, accuracy and critical analysis.
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| Wed 23 |
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.
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| Thu 24 |
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.
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| Fri 25 |
English: TV & Pizza
Finished
Come and watch a sitcom over pizza followed by discussion of the content. |
| Mon 28 |
English: Writing for Engineers (PhD)
Finished
Writing for Engineers: Workshop focuses on common errors and problem areas for research students writing up dissertations and publishing papers, plus an assessment of your personal areas for improvement through individual supervisions at the end of the course. The course consists of 4 workshops followed by 1 individual supervision.
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Writing for Engineers: Course for postdocs on refining papers for publishing. The course consists of 4 workshops followed by 1 individual supervision.
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