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.
Este curso faz parte do Programa de cursos integrados English for Research Publication Purposes
Academic Literacy
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Programa de cursos integrados English for Research Publication PurposesMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
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1MODULE 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 academic texts. The focus is on fundamental concepts of scientific writing, such as logical organization and argumentation.
11 vídeos (total de (Total 75 mín.) min), 7 leituras, 8 testes
11 videos
Welcome video3min
Introductory video2min
Being Critical6min
Scientific Evidence7min
Critical Argument7min
Starting Point8min
Research Questions7min
Formulating a Hypothesis8min
Reading Literature9min
Interacting with Texts6min
Annotated Bibliography7min
7 leituras
Elena Bazanova10min
MIPT10min
LTTC10min
Grading Policy10min
Recommended readings and resources10min
Takeaways10min
FAQ concerning peer-review assignments.10min
7 exercícios práticos
Preview Test8min
Graded Quiz18min
Preview Test8min
Preview test8min
Practice 12min
Graded quiz18min
End-of-Module Test40min
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2MODULE 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 software tools for extracting frequently occurring vocabulary specific to an area of research.
10 vídeos (total de (Total 91 mín.) min), 5 leituras, 7 testes
10 videos
Building Blocks10min
Forming New Words12min
Nominalisations10min
Noun Phrases16min
Strategic Language Re-Use7min
Dealing With New Words7min
Treasure Store8min
Concordancing7min
Concept Mapping6min
5 leituras
Recommended readings and resources10min
Takeaways10min
FAQ concerning peer-review assignments.10min
FAQ concerning peer-review assignments.10min
FAQ concerning peer-review assignments.10min
6 exercícios práticos
Preview test8min
Graded quiz18min
Preview test8min
Graded quiz18min
Preview test8min
End-of-Module Test40min
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3MODULE 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 of immense help in meeting the goal of the writing process: to ensure clear communication of ideas. The module also explains the role of modality and register in academic writing. Another important issue discussed in module is the use of parallel constructionsfor words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and paragraphs of an academic text.
10 vídeos (total de (Total 67 mín.) min), 2 leituras, 8 testes
10 videos
Types of Verbs7min
Clauses7min
Verb Complements5min
Verb Forms7min
Modality6min
Register7min
Using Parallel Structure8min
Revising Sentences6min
Sentence Combining and Punctuation5min
2 leituras
Recommended readings and resources10min
Takeaways10min
8 exercícios práticos
Preview test8min
Graded quiz18min
Preview test8min
Practice46min
Graded quiz18min
Preview test8min
Graded quiz18min
End-of-Module Test40min
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4MODULE 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, situationality, andintertextuality. In particular, the module focuses on lexical and grammatical cohesion. The modulealso discusses the concept of paragraphing and what the topic sentence and the statement ofpurpose mean for effective academic writing.
10 vídeos (total de (Total 66 mín.) min), 3 leituras, 9 testes
10 videos
Cohesion and Coherence6min
Types of Cohesion6min
Grammatical Cohesion8min
Basic Guideline5min
Topic Sentence8min
Paragraph Structure7min
Crafting the Purpose Statement7min
Developing the Rationale6min
Commandments of Research Writing8min
3 leituras
FAQ concerning peer-review assignments.10min
Recommended readings and resources10min
Takeaways10min
8 exercícios práticos
Preview test8min
Graded quiz18min
Preview test8min
Graded quiz18min
Practice10min
Preview test8min
Graded quiz18min
End-of-Module Test40min
Melhores avaliações
por HE•Jun 17th 2018
as a PhD student i find the course helpful. thanks prof.dr. Elena Bazanova for this amazing course with this easy material. you encourage me to do my work in better way
por AH•Oct 20th 2016
interesting, informative and useful. I quite like the self-questioning part which makes publication reading more effortless. Thanks.
Instrutores
Elena Bazanova
Director of the Language Training and Testing CenterMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Sobre Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
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, Львом 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.
Sobre o Programa de cursos integrados English for Research Publication Purposes
In five courses, you will acquire the knowledge and skills that are deemed to be essential to success in scientific writing. You will develop your expertise with a range of academic literacy skills and self-editing strategies to prepare a publishable manuscript that editors will take seriously. You will learn the unwritten rules of good writing to meet the requirements of modern-day research publications. You will also learn practical tools and techniques for writing an easy-to-read persuasive grant proposal and a convincing request for funding. Finally, you will gain skills necessary to communicate information obtained through a process of technical or experimental work.
This Specialization is the perfect first step into the world of research publications. It is designed to take your knowledge of academic writing and turn it into an in-depth understanding of current trends in scientific writing to help you get published in an international journal, win a research project grant, or report research findings. Our general goal was to make this Specialization as convenient as possible for you without sacrificing any essential content.
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