Courses
Welcome to an overview of the optional short course and workshops offered by the ELCP.
For the dates and times of all courses and workshops offered in SPRING 2024, go here
All courses are advertised approximately one week before starting on Campus Connect, where you can also sign up for the course of your choice.
Please remember that if there is a course or workshop not advertised here, but which you would like us to provide for your student group or Research Center, please go here
On completion of this course, students will:-
1. be aware and appreciative of scientific research writing style.
2. be aware of the key structural components and linguistic features in the sections of a scientific research paper.
3. be able to prepare, develop and write scientific research papers more confidently and competently.
Running for 6 x weekly 1.5 hour sessions, the following course themes are covered:-
Session 1: Scientific Writing style
Session 2: Writing an Introduction section
Session 3: Writing a Methods and Materials section
Session 4: Writing a Results section
Session 5: Writing a Discussion section
Session 6: Writing an Abstract
On completion of this course, students will be able to: -
Articulate their thoughts more confidently and effectively.
Actively participate in high-level scientific discussion and debate.
Construct and put forward solid arguments in real-time.
Appropriately inform and/or persuade an audience more effectively.
Running for 4 x weekly 1.5 hour sessions, this course covers a different scientific theme or concern in each session.
On completion of this short-course, students will be able to:
1. Recognize and produce individual vowel and consonant sounds in English, thus improving their overall pronunciation and communication skills.
2. Recognize and produce word and sentence stress patterns which are key aspects of English pronunciation that can greatly affect the meaning and clarity of spoken communication.
3. Recognize and produce intonation patterns of spoken English key to effectively communicating oral messages.
Running for 4 x weekly 1.5 hour sessions, the following course themes are covered:
Session 1: The anatomy of speech and the schwa sound
Session 2: Short and long vowel sounds, some difficult consonants
Session 3: Consonant clusters, word and sentence stress
Session 4: Intonation, shadow listening
On completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Use a variety of reading techniques to identify the information they need from a text more quickly
2. Read a text critically to eliminate biases and better understand the writer’s implicit meanings
3. Use note-taking strategies to digest and organize their reading more effectively
Running for 3 x weekly 1.5 hour sessions, the following course themes are covered:
Session 1: Introduction to a variety of reading techniques and critical reading.
Session 2: Scanning, skimming and intensive reading.
Session 3: Note-taking, extensive reading, introduction to speed reading.
Workshops
A research proposal should convince others (including your supervisor) that you have a worthwhile project and a realistic work plan to carry out and successfully complete the research. In this 1.5 hour workshop, guidance is given to help students plan, structure and become more aware of the appropriate language use and style to make a clear, compelling argument for their research.
This 1.5 hour workshop will teach you how to effectively plan, develop and communicate your ideas and scientific research to achieve a clear, engaging and successful presentation. Areas covered include slide content and design, principles of oral delivery, understanding one’s audience, and the use of body language and voice.
With very few scientific posters actually read at conferences due to their poor design, the excellent research they represent is often completely hidden. This 1.5 hour workshop will give you the tools to develop the perfect scientific poster, teaching you how to create successful posters that people will stop to read, understand and engage with. You will learn how to create and present your poster and research in a way that makes people want to learn more.
Presenting your scientific research or thesis in a clear and concise format and manner is increasingly required and popular with varied academic or professional audiences. This informative and practical two-part ( 2 x 1.5 hour) workshop will give you the tips, techniques and feedback to make an immediate impact, enabling you to communicate the importance and main messages of your research in an attractive and engaging manner.
Plagiarism, whether intentional or not, not only represents poor scholarship but is also seriously seen as dishonesty and the breaching of academic and research integrity standards. Avoiding plagiarism and knowing how to do this is therefore essential for academic integrity and your success as a student, researcher and writer. This two-part (2 x 1.5 hour) workshop will give you further guidance and advice on the topic, whilst highlighting useful strategies that can be employed to help you avoid unintentional plagiarism. Techniques such as the employment of paraphrasing and summarizing skills and the effective use of citations and references will be considered.
Having developed your written Research Proposal, this two-part workshop (2 x 1.5 hours) will give guidance and practice on how to plan and present your proposal clearly, logically, and with maximum effect. The structure and design of your talk, the incorporation of data and graphics, use of language and delivery, as well as appropriately dealing with assessor and committee questions, will all be examined so that you can deliver your proposal both confidently and effectively. Session 1 includes trainer input and guidance. Session 2 includes in-class practice, when participants can practice the tips and techniques covered in Session 1.