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שם הקורס:

Course Name:  Academic English for PhD Students

 

• מטרות הקורס:

Course purpose and overview:

The main objective of the PhD Academic English Writing course is to help doctoral students develop independent writing and speaking abilities in English for the purpose of publicizing their work in international journals and presenting at international academic conferences. The course focuses on the generic, textual, and linguistic features of scientific writing to provide students with guidelines for producing writing appropriate to their academic fields. Participation in the course offers the opportunity for students to write about their research and receive individualized feedback on their writing and speaking.

 

• תוכן הקורס: 

         מהלך השיעורים: 

Teaching techniques, technology use, guest speakers:

• Frontal lectures
• Pair/group work
• Individual tutorials
• Class discussions
• Moodle assignments (e.g. forums)
• Internet use: videos, supplementary material (in class/homework)

 

 

 תכנית הוראה מפורטת לכל השיעורים: 

Reading strategies, language components and related reading selections:

Below is a list of the writing and language skills taught and practiced in the course.

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• Writing for an audience
• Academic biographical statements
• Abstracts for research articles
• Sections of research articles: introduction, literature review, methods and materials, results, discussion
• Summarizing and paraphrasing sources
• Writing from sources (citation, quoting, plagiarism)
• Paragraph writing (structure and development)
• Cohesion (transitions and rhetorical markers)
• Academic language and register (e.g. hedging, formality)
• Relevant grammatical and mechanical issues
• Preparing academic/professional presentations (structure, presentation skills, PPT preparation)

ג. תוצרי למידה:

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:

 

• Recognize and use various genres of academic research writing for publication purposes (e.g. research articles, abstracts, conference papers, dissertation chapters)
• Develop effective academic rhetorical skills and demonstrate awareness of basic stylistic conventions
• Select and organize material to facilitate presentation of arguments
• Identify and correct linguistic problems in their writing
• Demonstrate enhanced oral proficiency as a result of participating in class discussions and activities
• Prepare and deliver a professional/academic oral presentation
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ד. חובות הקורס:

 Course requirements:

 

• Attendance and active participation in class sessions
• Successful completion of class assignments and homework
• Oral presentation

 

 

ה. מרכיבי הציון הסופי (ציון מספרי / ציון עובר):

 

Components of the class grade:

 

The course grade is based on a series of assignments completed throughout the semester as follows:

 

• A variety of assignments varying in length
• Oral presentation appropriate for a conference

 

The final course grade is pass/fail, with all coursework earning a minimum of 75 to merit a passing grade. There is no exam in the course.