Dr Angus Wrenn PEL.6.0.1a

For PhD students who are embarking on writing their thesis and who are interested in learning more about academic English and academic writing.

The course aims to develop the ability to write more effectively for academic purposes. By the end of the course, students will: (a) be familiar with the conventions of academic writing (b) have improved the accuracy, clarity and coherence of their written English c) have become more familiar with the structure of arguments in the social sciences and have practised clear organisation of texts and appropriate paragraphing; (d) have extended their range of lexical and grammatical expression and (e) be able to evaluate their own writing.

9 hours of classes in the MT. 9 hours of classes in the LT.