9. GSMS Publishing in English

This course focuses on the use of English in scientific publications. Although aspects such as spelling, layout conventions, and structure are included in the course, the emphasis will be on the grammar and style of scientific English in written texts. The main as signment during the semester will be to work on your own writing project. This may be a research publication, review, thesis or other writing. Every four weeks, the participants are to hand in a text of around 1000 words written expressly for the course. Participants should therefore set aside at least 3 hours per week for homework. The lecturer will use these texts to illustrate common mistakes. A handbook and a reader with extensive background material and exercises will also be used during the course.

Note

Your English should be quite good in order to follow this class. Although some grammar will be covered in class, the main focus is on writing well.

Study load

3 ECTS credit points

Calendar and Registration

For data: please check the online registration system

Coordinator

W.C.J. Tommassen
Language Center, RUG