Description

The course is designed to help learners of English to improve their written skills with a focus on writings related to Academia. We give you the opportunity to implement what you have learned by submitting assigned papers and giving you valuable feedback on how to improve. The objective of the course is not to assist you by correcting your paper but by teaching you how to improve your overall skills that will stay with you long after the course has finished.

Program

The course offers four videos explaining how to carry out each of the assignments as well as supporting material.

Course content:

• Academic writing structures: use of passive voice.
• Nominalization, cohesion and coherence.
• Argumentation, paragraphing and punctuation.
• Conclusions and References.

Metodology

Activities and tasks set out by teaching staff: candidates will produce four different writings, each of which will be submitted for revision on two separate occasions; the first time to obtain general corrections and suggestions and a second revision of their edited version once the candidates have applied the original correction criteria. Deadlines for submitting written material will be strict and no exceptions will be made. Candidates will be provided with the exact timetable.

Assessment

Online participation and completion of assignments.

Observations

Entry requirement CEFR level B2. Commitment to the course schedule is mandatory. Written assignments must be submitted by candidates on a strictly scheduled basis, with the first delivery due no later than four (4) days after the first day of the course. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not be allowed if candidates wish to obtain credits. Routine checks will be carried out on assignments and if there is evidence of the use of AI the candidate will be given the opportunity to resubmit his/her work or fail the course. At least two of the assignments must carry a plagiarism disclaimer, a model of which will be provided.