This English academic writing course of the University of Groningen Language Centre will focus on academic writing and, in particular, writing papers in English. Attention will be paid to writing conventions and processes, sentence and paragraph structure, and appropriate language use. By the end of this course, you should be able to be more flexible in creating a proper essay with the ability to recognize and work on proper structures.
Who is this course for?
This course is intended for participants with an upper-intermediate or advanced level of English at CEFR level B2 or C1.
Check your writing level
We would like you to write a text of approximately 400 words explaining your research topic to a general audience. This way, we can determine if this course is given at an appropriate level for you. Upload your text of approximately 400 words here.
What is the study load of the course?
The course comprises six lessons of two contact hours. You should expect to spend a total of 12 hours on independent study in order to stay on track with the course.
During the course, you will apply writing principles to texts you produce yourself, and your classmates and instructor will provide feedback on these texts. You will also be expected to apply these writing principles to a 1200-word essay on a subject of your choice; the final version of this essay will be due at the end of the course.
The four requirements of this course for a participation certificate include at least 75% attendance, a benchmark essay, a draft version of the 1200-word paper, the individual conference meeting, and the final version of the 1200-word paper.
Course material
There is no book requested for this course. The course leader will provide you with course materials via the Brightspace online learning environment of the University of Groningen.
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Course participant says
The atmosphere during the lessons was very fun and pleasant, making mistakes did not feel uncomfortable at all. Also, the teacher made the topics we covered very interesting!
Course participant says
The atmosphere during the lessons was very fun and pleasant, making mistakes did not feel uncomfortable at all. Also, the teacher made the topics we covered very interesting!