Academic English
What is it?
Общее введение в академический английский язык, который необходим студентам, обучающимся в университетах на английском языке. Включает в себя разбор тезисов, эссе, письменных контрольных работ, отчетов, лекций, дебатов, исследовательских работы и повседневную университетскую лексику.
Who is it for?
Для тех, кто готовится к поступлению в университет на английском языке, либо в качестве основы для будущего изучения специальных курсов IELTS или TOEFL, а также для тех, кто планирует изучать статьи, первым знакомиться с последними научными исследованиями и разработками ученых по всему миру.
Contents of the course
1. Features of academic language:
i. The passive form
ii. Reporting verbs
iii. Participle and relative clauses
iv. Cleft sentences and inversion
v. Word building
vi. Punctuation
vii. Academic lexis
i. The passive form
ii. Reporting verbs
iii. Participle and relative clauses
iv. Cleft sentences and inversion
v. Word building
vi. Punctuation
vii. Academic lexis
2. Academic text types:
i. Essays and theses
ii. Reports
iii. Visual data
iv. Lectures
v. Debates
i. Essays and theses
ii. Reports
iii. Visual data
iv. Lectures
v. Debates
3. Academic skills:
i. Note-taking and summarising
ii. Skimming and scanning
iii. Brainstorming and mind-mapping
iv. Planning and drafting – skills for writing and speaking
i. Note-taking and summarising
ii. Skimming and scanning
iii. Brainstorming and mind-mapping
iv. Planning and drafting – skills for writing and speaking
Benefits of the course
Fully familiarise yourself with academic vocabulary, grammar and text genres in order to be fully prepared either for university or academic proficiency exams.
Effectively develop general academic skills, such as note-taking, writing summaries and
essays, skimming and scanning texts etc.
Feel ready for all aspects of university life including using university facilities such as
libraries, completing forms, arranging discussions, taking part in group projects etc.
Learn the key skills to successfully pass international exams: IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, etc.