English for PhD students

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Department of Biomedical Technology

Synopsis:

The course aims to acquaint the PhD students with academic English from the point of view of semantics, lexicology, and syntax along with practicing the skills and expansion of vocabulary. The emphasis is placed on the accuracy of communication skills, both written and oral.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to academic English

2. Key nouns, key verbs

3.Key adjectives , adverbs

4. Key quantifiers

5. Nouns and words they combine with

6. Adjective and noun combinations

7. Verbs and words they combine

8.Verbs and prepositions

9. Nouns and prepositions

10.Facts, evidence, data

11.Time

12.Cause and effect

13.Repetition

14.Test

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Study Objective:

The subject aims to acquaint the PhD students with the specifics of academic English from the point of view of semantics, lexicology, and syntax along with practising the skills and expansion of vocabulary. The emphasis is placed on the accuracy of written and oral communication skills.

Study materials:

Obligatory:

[1] MC CARTHY Michael., ODELL Felicity. Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, ISBN 9780521689397

Recommended:

[2] PORTER David. Check your vocabulary for academic English. London: A&C Black,2007. ISBN-10: 0 7136 8285 X.

Note:

Prerequisite: B2 level

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: