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2. My contribution
• Classroom instruction and practice on academic writing skills.
• Feedback on a draft essay and individual guidance on your writing.
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Course Description
Grading
• Writing & translation 15% － Your course grade will be mainly based on 3 unit assignments. －Your attendance and participation will also be taken into account.
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1. Aims & Objectives
Produce well-organized and written academic essays with appropriate citation and referencing;
2. Have you ever written academic research papers?
3. Where do you usually find the materials you need for your paper?
4. What do you want to learn from this course?
Take greater responsibility for your own improvement of English language skills both in and beyond the classroom.
Postgraduate English Writing & Translation
Improve your vocabulary and grammatical accuracy;
Participate fluently and confidently in small group discussions;
Work cooperatively with others on oral and written tasks;
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Research Papers in English
Section 1
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Questions for thought:
1. Do you often read academic research papers? What kinds of subjects do you usually read?
If you are found absent at the
teacher’s random roll-call or you fail
to show up to respond to the
teacher’s classroom questions for
three times, you will get a very low
• 英语科技学术论文写作
• International Conference
• 国际学术会议交流英语
• Applying a Job in English
• 求职英语:招聘广告、简历、求职信、英语面试
• Application for Studying Abroad
• 留学申请
• Part 2
• Practical exercises of reading and translation for EST (科技英语）
grade or even zero in the formative
assessment.
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Course Outline
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Contents
• Part 1
• Practical English for Research /Journal Papers
• Small group discussions on essay-related topics and your writing.
• Web-based resources on graduate level essay writing.
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Course Description
Grading
• Listening & speaking 25% – listening test（2 quizzes） 5 % – end-of-term oral test 10 % – oral presentation 5 % – attendance & participation 5%
• Final examination 60% (out of thaduate English Writing & Translation
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Course Requirements
Attendance Punctuality is highly required.
Practical Writing
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Course Description
This course is designed for graduate students, who need to develop better writing and translation skills and to pass the Related English Qualifying Test for Non-major Graduate Students.