All Engineering Centre for Languages & Inter-Communication courses

This informal seminar will consider some of the cultural differences experienced by participants, and also address questions arising from various aspects of living and working in both the multi-cultural environment of the University and the wider British community.

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English Cultural Awareness Workshop

This workshop will focus on how different learning styles and cultural patterns can influence students’ English academic writing. We will draw on current research findings and assist students in adapting to the expected English model in Engineering.

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This workshop will cover best practice in presenting scientific results in English (charts, graphs, figures, diagrams, trends, etc.).

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Post-Writing Stage-Proofreading and Peer Review. This is the last step in the Post-Writing Stage so we look at aspects such as format, typography, spelling and punctuation. In addition you, as an author/peer-reviewer, may like to give/receive feedback to regarding content and organisation; grammatical accuracy and overall style. You are welcome to bring some of your own work along for this session.

This course is intended for non-native speakers who wish to improve their skills in writing dissertations, research papers and reports.

Workshop to revise and improve some aspects of English grammar.

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Workshop to revise and improve understanding of the definite and indefinite articles in English.

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Workshop to revise and improve understanding of the definite and indefinite articles in English.

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This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their use of conditional structures and subjunctive forms.

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To revise and improve participants understanding of basic conditional forms.

This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their English grammar.

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This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their English grammar.

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Workshop to revise and improve some aspects of English grammar.

Workshop to revise and improve some aspects of English grammar.

The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.

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The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.

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Research has identified that the ability to verbally express ideas clearly and the capacity to work confidently in a group are the two key skills for employability. This series of workshops focuses on aspects of these skills most pertinent to Engineers at Cambridge.

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The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.

• NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.

This course is intended for non-native speakers who wish to improve their skills in giving presentations in English.

This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their spoken English in a variety of contexts, both formal and informal. It is open to PhD and postdoc and MPhil by Research students from the Department of Engineering.

This workshop will cover a variety of speaking scenarios experienced at conferences and will equip you with the language required from small talk and everyday English to the language of presentations and questions.

This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their spoken English in a variety of contexts, both formal and informal. It is open to PhD and postdoc and MPhil by Research students from the Department of Engineering.

This workshop will cover a variety of speaking scenarios experienced while living and dining with English students. We will hone in on useful everyday language required to get to know each other, generate small talk, discuss topical events and negotiate or problem solve together.

Research has identified that the ability to verbally express ideas clearly and the capacity to work confidently in a group are the two key skills for employability. This series of workshops focuses on aspects of these skills most pertinent to Engineers at Cambridge.

• NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.

Come and watch a sitcom over pizza followed by discussion of the content.

The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.