6 weeks = 12 academic hours.
The classes start at 16:30 and finish at 18:00. The course prepares candidates to communicate effectively with academic community during conferences, roundtables, and workshops. The course will enable the candidates:
to improve their speaking ability through discussions and PowerPoint presentations of their research work
to increase their confidence as public speakers
to develop their power of persuasion
The course focuses on the university core disciplines and is conducted in Russian.
After the course, the candidates will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.
2 months = 10 classes = 20 academic hours
The classes start at 18:00 and finish at 19:30, lecture room G-589. The course lasts 20 academic hours and comprises 5 major topics:
to learn grammar and vocabulary required for further study of Academic English
to form a sound base of critical thinking skills necessary to read scientific publications
to develop the ability to select and present information, organizing arguments and ideas logically
to acquire knowledge of the unwritten rules of academic writing
to become aware of scientific writing ethics and ways of avoiding plagiarism
Candidates will study a scientific article related to their field of research where the target language is used.
Scientific Writing is a concise but comprehensive course on how to write research papers in English. The course will give you a better understanding of academic writing and the common challenges you may face as a writer. The purpose of the course is to fill the gap – the one between knowing English through academic schooling and reading, and using that knowledge in a way that will help you get your paper published in an international journal.
The course will provide you with a set of pragmatic strategies and tools you should apply when thinking about, outlining, writing, rewriting, and revising your paper. In addition, you will learn the unwritten rules of English rhetoric.
The course lasts 40 academic hours and comprises 10 major topics:
Contrastive Rhetoric
Writing Strategies
Preparing the Text (IMRAD format)
how to write the Introduction
how to write the Materials & Methods section
how to write the Results
how to write the Discussion
Writing an Abstract and a working title
Avoiding plagiarism
Editing your own paper
the ten commandments of good writing
tense in scientific writing
active versus passive voice
noun problems
Journal analysis: analyzing journals for elimination and submission
