English course for PhD students:
modules / programme
Module 1 (1st year - 15 hours) - Skills for presentations:
- Key linguistic devices for improved presentation skills (register, structure, signposting).
- Effective use of voice: pacing, pausing, rhythm and intonation.
- The impact of visual aids.
- Elements of non-verbal communication.
- Problems and questions (interruptions, wrong slide, anticipating questions, etc.).
- Using humour and anecdote.
Module 2 (2nd year - 30 hours) - English in Academic Settings and Scientific writing:
- Professional self-presentation.
- Talking about your research and PhD dissertation.
- Scientific writing.
- Principles of writing scientific articles.
- Parts of a scientific article ( AIMRaD).
- Stratiegies for writing a good article and developing writing skills.
- Style, structures and vocabulary of an article.
- Good paragraphs and text cohesion.
Module 3 (3rd year - 15 hours) - Effective communication skills in cross-cultural context:
- Communication toolkit.
- Managing diversity in networking.
- Building awareness of social and cultural differences.
- Active Listening.
- Becoming a global leader.
- Language of debating ( expressing support, agreeing, disagreeing, interrupting, asking for/ giving clarification, etc.).
- Building communication skills through improvisation.
- Pronunciation.
Module 3 (3 rd year - 15 hours. The last year of the old system for students who started their PhD studies in 2021) - Skills for presentations:
- Key linguistic devices for improved presentation skills (register, structure, signposting).
- Effective use of voice: pacing, pausing, rhythm and intonation.
- The impact of visual aids.
- Elements of non-verbal communication.
- Problems and questions (interruptions, wrong slide, anticipating questions, etc.).
- Using humour and anecdote.
