EN6_Academic Writing (former Scientific English)_ES - Einzelansicht

Course Objectives:

Writing a good Bachelor or Master thesis is a major concern of many students in science and engineering. As it is – in many cases – the first independent, scientific work an appealing Bachelor or Master thesis can make the difference when applying for a position in an academic or industrial environment.

This course is designed to provide students with the tools that are necessary to write a final thesis which meets the formal and linguistic requirements.

In detail in involves:

• Structure of a scientific thesis.

• Design of the single chapters of a thesis – what belongs where?

• Formal requirements.

• How to build a scientific text from scratch: style, grammar, dos and don'ts.

• Useful vocabulary, appealing grammatical constructions.

The course involves several written exercises to deepen the knowledge acquired in the course and a final exam.

Additional Information:

Also open to students of Anglophone studies.

Requirements:

English language skills at the B1 level (approx. 180 class hours).

Obligation to attend all sessions including mandatory attendance for the first session. If students fail to attend the first session and do not have an excused absence, they will automatically lose their place in the language course.

Additionally, students are only allowed to miss 2 complete sessions for the entire semester.

Active participation is required for successful completion of the class.

Taking the final exam is mandatory.

Acquisition of 4 ECTS credits:

Meeting the requirements mentioned above.

Active participation.

Preparation and reworking of each session.

Passing the final exam.

This also applies to the acquisition of the certificate for the course. There are no certificates of attendance.