PGR Core Language Skills: Academic Writing Skills Course Level 2

Course Code
50152795

Course has already taken place

Provider
LANGUAGE

Tutor(s):
Jane Brearley

Suitability
For international PGRs in the very early stages of their PhD study who
have completed Academic Writing Skills Course Level 1. This six-week
online course provides six hours of instruction plus three individual
consultations.

Pre-requisites:

• It is usual to complete Level 1 (six weeks or intensive) before
enrolling for Level 2.
• Please do not register for this course unless you can attend all
six weeks.
• Please be prepared to produce writing to share and discuss in
class and in the individual writing consultations.

Dates:

• Classes run online every week on Mondays 2-3pm.
• Individual writing consultations are usually offered every two
weeks.

Date(s)
Tuesday, January 07, 2020, 14:00 to 15:00
Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 14:00 to 15:00
Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 14:00 to 15:00
Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 14:00 to 15:00
Tuesday, February 04, 2020, 14:00 to 15:00
Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 14:00 to 15:00

Max Places:
16

Description
This course focuses on helping you improve the structure and cohesion of
longer pieces of writing in order to engage more successfully with your
readers. Work in class will include reviewing different genres (types)
of writing included in a thesis e.g. abstracts, literature reviews and
critiques, and exploring the structure and language typically used to
produce them. You will be encouraged to investigate issues such as what
counts as ‘criticality’ or ‘evidence’ in your field, and how this is
displayed in writing in your particular discipline.