English Academic Writing
Course information
The course English Academic Writing aims at improving your writing skills for the purpose of writing academic papers (research papers or theses) in English.
Your instructor will deal with general aspects of writing, such as the central question, outlines, paragraph divisions, and formulating. Naturally, the course will focus on specific writing problems in English. You will be working towards one major assignment, to be handed in by the end of the course. The instructor will concentrate on helping you advance your written English and teach you the conventions of academic writing in English. During the course, you will work towards producing a paper that will be evaluated by the instructor.
Some of the topics to be covered:
- the structure of introductions and conclusions
- formulating the central question
- paragraph structure
- using the tenses
- formulating clearly
- effective word order and word choice
- English punctuation
If you successfully complete this course, you will receive a certificate.
Assessment
The intake procedure for this course comprises: intake interview, online test, written assignmentCourse materials
Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students, € 35
The course material is not included in the course price. If you choose to follow lessons in class, you can buy your books through us. You then receive them during the first lesson. If you are going to take an online course, you will buy the books yourself.