Academic Writing & Presenting in English for Researchers and University Staff

Teacher Training

What is the course about?

This hands-on, practical one week course covers the language needed for presentations, talks and lectures, and deals with the delivery skills required in order to maximise the effectiveness of the presentations. It also introduces language for Academic Writing, focusing on vocabulary, grammar, formality, register, and style. Areas of Academic Writing tackled are Abstracts and Articles/Papers, with critical analysis of model abstracts.

Participants work up to a presentation delivery by the end of the week, with feedback on both language and performance.

Participants own writing skills are developed through feedback on their own writing, and a Language Clinic to tackle errors and develop a wider range of vocabulary and structures.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the course for?

This one-week group course is suitable for professors, senior lecturers, researchers and teaching staff at university level who are working on degree programmes and academic research and who are non-native speakers of English. Minimum language level for this course is B1.

What preparation is required?

After registration, participants on this course programme will receive:

a pre-course questionnaire which will help your trainer to learn about your background
information about the course to help you get the most out of your online learning experience

What are the course objectives?

At the end of the course, you will:

be able to deliver better presentations, with accompanying language framework
have an increased awareness of ways of making presentations more effective in delivery
be able to reflect on their own writing of abstracts, and analyse it with reference to models of good and bad abstracts
have experienced writing practice with regard to writing academic articles, with the aim of increasing vocabulary range, structures and register and style as well as ability to teach writing skills
have further developed participants’ own general language skills and increase oral fluency
have experienced the cultural heritage of York with its rich historical linguistic environment

Is there any follow up?

The course ends with an evaluation session, where participants are asked to reflect upon the value of the knowledge gained on the course and create a Personal Development Action Plan. They are invited to join the York Associates Community, which allows networking and contact with the trainers and fellow colleagues, and with participants from other courses.

What visa requirements are there?

If you are from a country outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you will need a visa. Students from certain countries do not need to apply for a visa before arriving in the UK. You can check if you need to apply for a visa on the UK Visas and Immigration website.

What’s the cancellation policy?

In the unlikely event of a course not recruiting sufficient numbers you would be offered an alternative.