Courses
Academic English for Master's Students - 30 hours
Tutors
C. Bicler and M.A. Verdeyen
Target group and entry requirements
This course is aimed at students enrolling for a Master's programme at KU Leuven who wish to upgrade their Academic English language skills. A complementary course, the General English Crash Course, which
focuses on speaking skills, is offered for the same target group.
Aims and course content
The course focuses on general writing skills and on writing Academic English.
Objectives
- improving structure (structuring research papers, building good paragraphs, using discourse markers)
- improving style (conciseness, clarity, formal academic register)
- achieving grammatical and lexical accuracy
- improving lay-out (increasing transparency and consistency)
- Ten 3-hour seminars including:
- genre analysis of academic texts
- general and academic writing activities (in class as well as at home)
- exercises on grammatical and lexical features of Academic English
- Peer feedback session on academic texts written by the students
€ 250: course materials included
Cancellation
General terms and conditions of sale:
www.kuleuven.be/permanentevorming/docs/generalterms
Schedule
The course is offered twice during the academic year:- First semester (AE1):
- 1 October - 21 December 2012
- 3 hours/week: Mon 6-9 p.m.
- First session on Monday 1 October at 6 p.m. (Meeting point: ILT student office, ground floor, room 00.123)
- Second semester (AE2):
- 18 February - 24 May 2013
- 3 hours/week: Mon 6-9 p.m.
- First session on Monday 18 February at 6 p.m. (Meeting point: ILT student office, ground floor, room 00.123)
Registration
Please register online or at the ILT student office- from 04/06/12 to 28/09/12 for AE1 (first semester)
- from 24/09/12 to 15/02/13 for AE2 (second semester)
Payment
- Bank transfer:
Course fee - Account number: 734-0066603-70, KU Leuven, Oude Markt 13, 3000 Leuven
- Please add the appropriate reference to your bank transfer:
€ 250
400/0000/50963 - bank: KBC Bank, Brusselsesteenweg 100, 3000 Leuven
- IBAN: BE60 7340-0666-0370
- BIC: KREDBE BB
- Your registration will be subject to payment of the course fee
- For further information concerning registration, please contact
Mrs Bie Dehaes: info@ilt.kuleuven.be or +32.16.32.56.60.
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