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Getting
Your English Right – a range of modular courses designed by Stewart Clark
for Norwegian administrative and scientific staff as
part of kompetanseutviklingsprogrammet, VOX (www.vox.no)
These
courses are tailored to the needs of participants. They range from a
90-minute lunch seminar to a full two-day course.
Module
1 – Introduction, standards and updating:
Standards
in English/Error analysis Typical
causes of mistakes in English
Formal
English
International standards for dates and currencies
British
and American English
Module 2 – Communication in English: E-mails
and letters
Telephone
and web skills in English
Module 3 – Giving presentations in English: Theory
and practical exercises
Module
4 – Four key points in English grammar:
Articles
Agreement between noun and verb
Prepositions Word
order
Module 5 – Written English Style and vocabulary
Vocabulary
for administrative staff
Module 6 – For report
and thesis writers
Style
guidelines for report and thesis writers Structure
and format
Tables,
figures and visual material
Module 7 – Advanced seminar for
report writers
Tutorial seminar
In-depth analysis of work/texts by participants Recommended coursebook: Getting Your English Right (2nd edition), Tapir Academic Press, Trondheim 2001 |
Editor: Head of Office,
Contact address: international@adm.ntnu.no,
Updated: 26 March 2003