Explore key areas of English grammar that will help you express yourself clearly and appropriately in academic writing. Course Content and Unit Aims Unit 1 Packaging Information To introduce the grammar terminology that you will need during the course To raise your awareness of the different types of clauses that are commonly used in academic writing To help you gain a better understanding of the rules and options available to you in terms of sentence construction and punctuation To look at a range of possible linking words that can be used to connect sentences together To make sure that you understand the fundamentals of paragraphing Unit 2 Information Sequence To highlight how information is typically ordered within English sentences and why this is important in terms of clarity To illustrate the possible options that are available to you in terms of linking information between sentences and within paragraphs and show how this can improve fluency To practise sequencing information when describing systems; procedures and causal relationships Unit 3 The Future: Predicting and Proposing To explore the wide variety of verb forms that can be used in English to describe future events, plans and possibilities To introduce useful non-verb forms that can also be used when referring to the future Unit 4 The Past: Reporting To examine important differences between past and present tense forms To look at how academic writers choose between these three important tense forms in academic writing: past simple; present perfect; past perfect Course Days/times Monday 2-3pm (online) Thursday 2-4pm, Central Campus Thursday 2-4pm, King's Buildings Friday 9-10am (online) Friday 2-4pm, Central Campus Teaching Methods and Learning Outcomes Both the in-person and online versions of the course will involve a combination of self-study and attendance at weekly classes. Before each class, you will need to watch a recorded lecture on Learn and complete any pre-lecture tasks. In class, you will have the opportunity to ask the tutor questions about the content of the lecture, discuss academic writing with other students, and complete additional tasks. You will be encouraged to notice and discuss the ways in which the language is employed in texts in your discipline. You will also have the opportunity each week to complete and receive feedback on a short writing assignment (usually about 250 words) on a topic related to your field of study. By the end of the course, you should: be able to apply what you have learned so that you can write with a greater degree of clarity, accuracy, and appropriacy in a range of different academic writing contexts be better at proofreading your programme coursework for grammatical mistakes Eligibility All Undergraduate and Postgraduate students currently studying at the University of Edinburgh. Applying Ready to apply? Apply here > This article was published on 2023-11-23
