General information

Course name	Language course: Scientific English for PhD Students (Intermediate and Advanced Levels)
Subtitle
Course number	340444
Semester	WiSe 2023/24
Current number of participants	12
maximum number of participants	8
Home institute	Göttinger Graduiertenzentrum für Neurowissenschaften, Biophysik und molekulare Biowissenschaften (GGNB)
Courses type	Language course in category Teaching
First date	Tuesday, 07.11.2023 17:15 - 18:45
Type/Form
Pre-requisites	IMPORTANT Once participation has become binding after the signing-out period, cancellation is only possible via the GGNB Office with a) sick certificate, or b) statement by supervisor for scientific reasons. If you do not provide this, you will be excluded from courses for the next 12 months, as well as travel grants and other financial support. No exceptions. By signing up you agree \(1) to carefully check whether you will be able to attend the course \(do not register for 2 courses taking place on the same dates - the above mentioned sanctions apply!), \(2) to frequently check your student e-mail account, as all information on courses will exclusively be sent to that account; \(3) that your name and e-mail address may be forwarded to the course instructor\(s) for communication before and after the course; \(4) to complete the course evaluation; \(5) inform us if you no longer wish to maintain a waiting list position; \(6) that you only receive credits for the course when you attend the entire workshop - you will not get partial credits for part-time attendance.

Lehrende

N. N.

Tutor/-in

Adolph Gustav van der Walt

Rooms and times

No room preference: Tuesday: 17:15 - 18:45, weekly(12x)

Fields of study

Comment/Description

Teacher: Adolph van der Walt

Course times: Thursday, 17:15-18:45h

Location: The workshop will take place at the MPI-nat (city campus), Hermann-Rein-Straße 3.

Course description: The objective of this course is to address common errors in English language usage among non-native speakers working in the natural sciences and agricultural economics. If you would like to improve your ability to understand and be understood by your colleagues, this English course is appropriate for you.

In this course, you will give a presentation from your area of expertise. Your task will be to communicate your topic effectively to your classmates, who may be from a different field than you. Following your presentation, there will be a feedback and discussion session to gauge how well you communicated and provide you with helpful tips on improving your language skills, including speaking, pronunciation, writing and vocabulary.

Additionally, a variety of resources including textbooks and print media will be used to improve your pronunciation of commonly mispronounced science vocabulary, to familiarize you with grammar topics linked to improper usage, and to teach you a clear English style.

English for PhD Students gives you the opportunity to improve your productive and receptive English language skills through discussion of academic topics in English and through tailored exercises, guided by a qualified native speaker.

Please note that this course is open to students at the following English levels:

Intermediate Level
CEFR: Threshold - Vantage User (B1-B2)
IELTS: Modest - Competent User (5.5-6.5)

Advanced Level
CEFR: Effective Operational Proficiency or Advanced (C1)
IELTS Good User - Very Good User (7.0-8.0) *If you are at the level of Mastery (CEFR, C2) or an Expert User (IELTS, 9.0), this course is not geared toward you.

Please note that you can only miss two classes if you want to be eligible for credits!

Testimonials by former participants:

* I loved this workshop. I got presentation exercise, grammar exercise and a little pronunciation practice. It was really good for me.
* The workshop was densely packed and presented in a really participatory manner. The presentation practice was quite beneficial in terms of improving both speaking abilities and pronunciation. Overall, it is a really beneficial course for improving my English, particularly in oral communication.
* We have learned about a variety of subjects through the PhD students from different backgrounds. If you would like to improve your listening and public speaking and presentation skills, this course is a must.
* I think the workshop was adequate and helpful for an intermediate/advanced English level. We were introduced to many techniques to improve our scientific presentations as well the communication. I would highly recommend it!

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "GAUSS_GGNB_Skills_WiSe_2023_Sept_Nov".

You can register and sign out for courses in November 2023 from 1-20 September 2023. The slots will be assigned on 25 September 2023.
You can still sign out until 30 September 2023!
Your participation becomes binding on 1 October 2023. Thereafter, cancellation is only possible via the GGNB Office (NOT via contacting the trainer directly) with a) sick certificate, or b) statement by supervisor for science reasons. If you do not provide this, you will be excluded from courses for the next 12 months, as well as travel grants and other financial support. No exceptions.
By signing up you agree (1) to carefully check whether you will be able to attend the course (do not register for 2 courses taking place on the same dates - the above mentioned sanctions apply!), (2) to frequently check your student e-mail account, as all information on courses will exclusively be sent to that account; (3) that your name and e-mail address may be forwarded to the course instructor(s) for communication before and after the course; (4) to complete the course evaluation; (5) inform us if you no longer wish to maintain a waiting list position.
The following rules apply for the admission:

A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
The seats in the affected courses have been assigned at 25.09.2023 on 23:59. Additional seats may be available via a wait list.
At least one of these conditions must be fulfilled for enrolment:
- Degree is Promotionsprogramm
- Degree is Promotionsstudiengang
- Degree is Promotion Cotutelle
- Degree is Promotion m.Abschlussprfg
- Degree is PromProgramm Cotutelle
- Degree is PromStudiengang Cotutelle
At least one of these conditions must be fulfilled for enrolment:
- Subject is Biomol:Struc-Func-Dynamic
- Subject is Geoscience
- Subject is Genome Science
- Subject is IRTG 2172 - PRoTECT
- Subject is BioNutz-MolwissBiotechnol
- Subject is Biologische Diversität und Ökologie
- Subject is Microbiology-Biochemistry
- Subject is Environmental Informatics
- Subject is Neurowissenschaften
- Subject is Cardiovascular Science
- Subject is Molekulare Biologie
- Subject is MolecularPhysi oftheBrain
- Subject is Psychologie
- Subject is Chemie
- Subject is Emerging Infect. Diseases
- Subject is Geowissenschaften
- Subject is Molekulare Medizin
- Subject is PhysicsBiologComplexSyste
- Subject is Computer Science -PCS-
- Subject is Systems Neuroscience
- Subject is Physik
- Subject is Umweltinformatik
- Subject is MetalSites i.Biomolecules
- Subject is Genes in Development, Disease and Evolution
- Subject is Biologie
- Subject is MolecularBiology of Cells
- Subject is Behavior and Cognition
- Subject is SensoryMotor Neuroscience
- Subject is Materialforschung Holz
- Subject is Mathematical Sciences
- Subject is Geographie
- Subject is Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Subject is Theoret Computat Neurosci
- Subject is Catalysis Sust.Synt.CaSuS
- Subject is Geography
The following categories of people are preferred during seat allocation:
Higher semesters will be preferred.
Enrolment is allowed for up to 3 courses of the admission set.
The enrolment is possible from 01.09.2023, 00:00 to 20.09.2023, 23:59.

Assignment of courses:

Registration mode

The enrolment is binding, participants cannot unsubscribe themselves.

Language course: Scientific English for PhD Students (Intermediate and Advanced Levels) - Details