Academic Writing Skills
Academic Writing Skills is designed to assist senior professionals and academics in Higher Education institutions who are required to publish material through English. The course deals with language for academic writing, focusing on vocabulary, grammar, register and style. Examples of academic writing like articles, research papers and abstracts will all be considered, and participants will have a chance to get one to one feedback on ‘work in progress’.
Course Content
- To improve communicative and written competence in Academic English
- To analyse the norms and expectations associated with different examples of Academic Writing in English
- To gain writing practice in relation to academic articles, with a view to increasing vocabulary and improving structure, register and style
- To give participants feedback on samples of their own academic writing
Key Facts
| Minimum level of English | B1 on the CEFR (Intermediate) |
| Location of Course | Galway |
| Accommodation Options | Apartment/Residence or Host Family subject to availability |
| Dates | Download the 2023 Calendar HERE Download the 2024 Calendar HERE |
| Who is it for? | Lecturers, professors, scientists, researchers, PhD candidates and other academic staff who wish to improve their academic publication skills and move into higher citation indexing |
| Fact Sheet | Download 2023 Course Fact Sheet HERE Download 2024 Course Fact Sheet HERE |
Accommodation
We offer the following accommodation options for a 7-night stay (Saturday to Saturday) in Galway.
Below you can find more details about them. Please access the ACCOMMODATION page on the menu for further information.
Self-Catering Apartments
Accommodation in exclusive self-catering shared apartments
- Single/twin/double rooms
- Standard/comfort (en-suite) rooms
- Fully-fitted kitchen, including utensils
- Wi-Fi or cable Internet available
- Common areas (living room/kitchen/bathroom)
- Bed linen and towels provided
- From Saturday to Saturday or Sunday to Saturday
Host Family
Home-stay accommodation with friendly and welcoming local host families.*
- Enjoy a full immersion in Irish culture
- Warm, welcoming Irish families
- Various locations in Galway
- Half-board – Monday to Friday
- Full-board – Saturday and Sunday
- From Saturday to Saturday or Sunday to Sunday
*Travel time can range from 25 to 50 minutes depending on location.
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