Academic Writing for Doctoral Students (1)
ENG-627 / 2 credits
Teacher: Various lecturers
Language: English
Remark: Course taking place during the semester (2 periods per week). Registration via Language Centre (CdL) only
Frequency
Every year
Summary
This course is intended for PhD students only.
Content
Course material provided by the teacher
Themes selected with participants
Continuous assessment
Language and communication skills (75% of the final grade)
2 pieces of work from the list below:
- 1 Academic style task
- 1 Functions task
- 1 Article/report/thesis task
- 2 Language skills tasks
Learning to learn (10% of the final grade)
- 1 task developing learning skills: reflection on learning strategies or on the learning process
Intercultural competence (15% of the final grade)
- 1 task developing intercultural competence
Conditions to obtain ECTS credits:
- 80% presence, active participation
- Tasks completed to a satisfactory level
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Express clear, well-structured, extended academic texts in an appropriate style (articles, reports, thesis abstracts, introductions, results, discussions, conclusions, etc.)
- Use adequate argumentative techniques (describe a process, give a point of view, exemplify ideas, define terms, etc.)
- Apply the conventions, language and principles of academic writing in one's own field
- Use references and citation without plagiarism
- Use a high level of grammatical accuracy
- Recognize intercultural and/or interdisciplinary differences in academic writing
- Produce constructive feedback, editing one's own and colleagues' texts and improving them stylistically and grammatically
In the programs
- Exam form: Written (session free)
- Subject examined: Academic Writing for Doctoral Students (1)
- Exercises: 60 Hour(s)
- Type: optional