Content information

Starting level:
See page about Advanced Academic English: writing skills

Objective:
See page about Advanced Academic English: writing skills

Content:
See page about Advanced Academic English: writing skills

Feedback we received:

• "Very positive that papers are corrected and feedback is provided"
• "Helps to think about the structure, flow of the sentences of the paper you are working on at the moment"
• "Enthusiastic teacher"
• "Examples taken from your own field"
• "Working with your own articles as tasks"
• "Opportunity to debate certain topics"
• "The book is very good for looking up things in the future"

Placement test: Yes

Administrative data

Course abbreviation: ALSM

Programme: VTO

Course fees

Please contact Tom De Moor (Tom.DeMoor@UGent.be, + 32 9 264 36 79)

Useful info

Special information: Doctoral students who are affiliated with the Doctoral Schools can only enter via de Doctoral Schools Support Unit (doctoralschools@UGent.be).

Course book:
Academic English: writing a research article; Life Sciences and Medicine (Katrien Deroey, in collaboration with Dominique Neyts)

If you buy this book at Standaard Boekhandel, Kouter 31, 9000 Gent you receive a discount of 10% on the official price. Just mention that you are a UCT student. You can also order your book online en pay via Story4students. Click on the UCT logo. You don't have to fill in an FK-membership number as the 10% discount is automatically calculated. You will receive an email as soon as your order is ready at Standaard Boekhandel, Kouter 31, 9000 Ghent. As you buy this book yourself the UCT offers a € 10 discount on the course price.

Recommended books:

• Swales J. & Feak C. (2000): English in today's research world: A Writing Guide, Michigan: The University of Michigan Press
• Swales J. & Feak C. (2004): Academic Writing for Graduate Students, Second Edition: Essential Tasks and Skills, Michigan: The University of Michigan Press

Recommended books extra information: If you buy one or more of these books at Standaard Boekhandel, Kouter 31, 9000 Gent you receive a discount of 10% on the official price. Just mention that you are a UCT student. You can also order your book(s) online en pay via Story4students. Click on the UCT logo. You don't have to fill in an FK-membership number as the 10% discount is automatically calculated. You will receive an email as soon as your order is ready at Standaard Boekhandel, Kouter 31, 9000 Gent.

Belongs to the series: Advanced Academic English: writing skills (continuous training)

Summary

Number of tuition hours: 20

Period: each sem.

Nr. of hours per week: 1 x 2

Course book available at: Standaard Boekhandel, Kouter 31, 9000 Gent

For who?: -Doctoral Schools UGent