About this course: This is the first course of the English for Research Publication Purposes Specialization. The course is an introduction to what you need to know about academic discourse. You’ll gain important critical reading skills to help you develop as a self-critical scientific writer. You will learn practical tools and effective strategies for increasing your academic vocabulary and grammar so that you will write well-structured coherent academic texts.
Who is this class for: The course is intended for a wide-range of academic audience from graduate to postgraduate students, from novice to mature researchers whose first, or native, language is not English.
Created by: Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Taught by: Elena Bazanova, Director of the Language Training and Testing Center
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
| Basic Info |
Course 1 of 5 in the
English for Research Publication Purposes Specialization.
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| Level | Intermediate |
| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 2-4 hours per week. |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
MODULE I: THE READING–RESEARCH–WRITING CONTINUUM
This module will help you acquire critical reading skills so that you will develop as a self-critical writer. The module covers issues related to reading discipline-specific literature, which is indispensable from developing professional expertise in writing a...
11 videos, 6 readings, 4 readings
Graded: Graded Quiz
Graded: Graded quiz
Graded: End-of-Module Test
Graded: Peer-graded assignment
WEEK 2
MODULE II : DEVELOPING ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
This module covers issues related to building academic vocabulary. The module clarifies word-formation processes, i.e., affixation, conversion, and compounding. The focus is on strategic language re-use and ways of dealing with new words. The module provides s...
10 videos, 2 readings, 3 readings
Graded: Graded quiz
Graded: Graded quiz
Graded: End-of-Module Test
Graded: Peer-graded assignment
WEEK 3
MODULE III : FUNDAMENTALS OF ACADEMIC GRAMMAR
This module covers issues related to the pragmatics of academic English. The module presents an overview of the English verb system, including most frequent tenses, three aspects, and two voices. The module highlights the use of correct punctuality, which is o...
10 videos, 2 readings, 4 readings
Graded: Graded quiz
Graded: Graded quiz
Graded: Graded quiz
Graded: End-of-Module Test
WEEK 4
MODULE IV : ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
The final module looks beyond the sentence to the ways that grammar structures paragraphs and longer texts. The module covers issues related to the textuality ofacademic texts, i.e. cohesion, coherence, intentionality, acceptability, informativity, situational...
10 videos, 2 readings, 4 readings
Graded: Graded quiz
Graded: Graded quiz
Graded: Graded quiz
Graded: End-of-Module Test
Graded: Peer-graded Assignment
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Московский физико-технический институт (неофициально известный как МФТИ или Физтех) является одним из самых престижных в мире учебных и научно-исследовательских институтов. Он готовит высококвалифицированных специалистов в области теоретической и прикладной физики, прикладной математики, информатики, биотехнологии и смежных дисциплин. Физтех был основан в 1951 году Нобелевской премии лауреатами Петром Капицей, Николаем Семеновым, Левом Ландау и Сергеем Христиановичем. Основой образования в МФТИ является уникальная «система Физтеха»: кропотливое воспитание и отбор самых талантливых абитуриентов, фундаментальное образование высшего класса и раннее вовлечение студентов в реальную научно-исследовательскую работу. Среди выпускников МФТИ есть Нобелевские лауреаты, основатели всемирно известных компаний, известные космонавты, изобретатели, инженеры.
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Ratings and Reviews
I am participating in this course, it has an excellent material, I am learning new skills in writing an article research.
Very interesting course
The course has enhanced my reading experience. Writing in the margins… up till now I have never challenged or asked the writer any questions. This idea has never struck me before, but interacting with texts provides "room" on the page for my conversation with the writer, which is a visual reminder that all texts are part of an ongoing discussion and are not the last word on a given subject.
Thank you, Prof. Bazanova!
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I think ti is a very interesting and well structured course.