English for PhD Students

Course guarantor:

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Biomedical Technology

Synopsis:

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

Requirements:

The exam is written. The written part must be completed to at least 70%. The Academic Vocabulary in Use textbook is used in the class - the chapters covered are in the schedule. The test is based on the textbook. Following the Regulations for Doctoral Studies, the course examination may be replaced by a recognised certificate of completion of the English language examination - level C1. The English language examination may be replaced by the student writing a written paper to discuss the dissertation and debating it in English before the committee.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

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

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Obligatory:

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

Recommended:

[2] MOORE Julie. Oxford Academic Vocabulary Practice B2-C1. Oxford University Press 2017. ISBN-978-0-19-400091-8

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: