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The course will equip you with some general skills for writing and presenting academic papers as well as focusing on your own specific questions and examples. Each student will be required to work on a written paper and seminar presentation (also one you are already preparing for another course, journal or conference). Here the emphasis will be not so much on accuracy of content or indeed the originality of your research (we will leave that to your tutors and peers) but on how well you have communicated - in appropriate, clear, persuasive and accurate English. | The course will equip you with some general skills for writing and presenting academic papers as well as focusing on your own specific questions and examples. Each student will be required to work on a written paper and seminar presentation (also one you are already preparing for another course, journal or conference). Here the emphasis will be not so much on accuracy of content or indeed the originality of your research (we will leave that to your tutors and peers) but on how well you have communicated - in appropriate, clear, persuasive and accurate English. | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 6 November 2012
SISSA sponsored courses
Every year - next to be held in autumn, 2012 - SISSA organizes an English course in order to help students improve their ability to speak correctly. The course is focused mainly on talking abilities but before the beginning of the course students' suggestions about the contents of the course are welcomed.
Fall 2012-2013 courses
There will be three classes: intermediate, upper intermediate and 'academic writing and seminar presentation' (advanced level). The intermediate and upper intermediate courses will be focused on reviewing grammar. The advanced level is addressed to third and fourth year students, while the other ones are for whoever is willing to enrol on. The attendance for all of these courses is free of charge for SISSA people.
Each participant will be required to take an entry test to assess his starting level. Students will be divided according to their performance in different classes.
Each class will consist of two 1h1/2 lessons a week, which will be scheduled after 5pm. The classes should start by the end of November and last 45 hours.
There are 40 positions both for the Intermediate and the Upper Intermediate level, and 20 for the Advanced one. Please note that the lessons are addressed to PhD students of SISSA and are free of charge. Applications by other people (post-docs, master students, postgraduate fellows...) will be accepted in time order up to depletion of the available positions.
In order to apply, please follow this link and fill in the form. ('Campo obbligatorio' means 'Required')
For further information, please write to
