Course in Academic English spring 2020

This course in Academic English is led by Linda Aas. All Master's students at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages are free to join. The course if voluntary, and does not grant any credits.

To sign up for the course, send an email to Linda Aas on lindaas65@gmail.com with a short autobiography. Please mention any special things you would like to cover in this short course. 

Students will be given shorter writing tasks (homework) to be evaluated by the teacher and discussed with the students. They will also do some writing/grammar exercises in class.  Any special needs of the students will be covered.

If you sign up for the course, you have to attend all classes.

Date

Time

Activity

Place

Teacher

Tuesday 11.02.2020  

16:15-18:00

Introduction + use of "it is/there is-are", paragraph structure

PAM Seminarrom 15

Linda Aas

Tuesday 18.02.2020

16:15-18:00

From paragraph to essay: writing an introduction

PAM Seminarrom 15

Linda Aas

Tuesday 25.02.2020

16:15-18:00

Unity and Coherence

Use of consistent pronouns, transition signals and logical order

PAM Seminarrom 15

Linda Aas

Tuesday 03.03.2020

16:15-18:00

Independent vs. Dependent clauses

PAM Seminarrom 15

Linda Aas

Tuesday 10.03.2020

16:15-18:00

Chronological Order

How to describe a process, which transition signals to use

PAM Seminarrom 15

Linda Aas

Tuesday 17.03.2020

16:15-18:00

Cause and Effect Essay

(Reason and Result), which organization pattern to use, important signal words 

PAM Seminarrom 15

Linda Aas

 

Tuesday 24.03.2020  

16:15-18:00

Adverb Clauses

Reason, result, purpose, and contrast clauses. Use of subordinators: because, so that, etc.

PAM Seminarrom 15

Linda Aas

Tuesday 31.03.2020

16:15-18:00

Adjective Clauses

Use of relative pronouns, adverbs. Difference between restrictive and non-restrictive clauses.

PAM Seminarrom 15

Linda Aas

Tuesday 14.04.2020 16:15-18:00

Supporting your opinion

More on use of transition signals in academic discourse

PAM Seminarrom 15 Linda Aas
Tuesday 21.04.2020 16:15-18:00

 Review

PAM Seminarrom 15 Linda Aas
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