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English for Researchers: Write and Talk
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Activity no.: 3945-24-00-01
There are 5 available seats
Enrollment deadline: 11/09/2024
Date and time
11.10.2024, at: 09:00 - 22.11.2024, at: 15:30
Regular seats
16
Course fee
10,680.00 kr.
Lecturers
Vibeke Backer
ECTS credits
3.90
Contact person
Marianne Bøje E-mail address: marianne.boeje@regionh.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser
PhD administration E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk
Aim and content
This is a generic course. This means that the course is reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH.
Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrollment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list.
The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD students at NorDoc member faculties. All other participants must pay the course fee.
Learning objectives
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
1. Understand the rationale behind an academic writing style
2. Have the ability to write concisely, precisely and accurately
3. Have the ability to identify and avoid common errors
4. Have the confidence and ability to talk about their work
5. Have the confidence and ability discuss and argue their points
Content
• Now that artificial intelligence are developed, and the use of ChatGPT sometimes are used, English writing without use of aids and without editing from other people or devices, are of highly importance. You cannot see whether it is right or wrong if you have not learned the basic.
• Furthermore, in this course – the development of an abstract would be in center and the knowledge of the content of each paragraph will be worked on both by the student and the teacher, whom will correct each abstract performed by the PhD student.
Participants
PhD researchers wishing to publish their work in reputable English-language journals and who also wish to present and discuss their work in small professional groups. The ability to speak English at at least an intermediate level is a requirement.
Relevance to graduate programmes
The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH:
- All graduate programmes
Language
English
Form
Lectures, group work, exercises, short presentations, discussions
Course director
Professor MD DMSci
Vibeke Backer, pulmonologist
Rigshospitalet and Copenhagen University
Dept of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck surgery and Audiology
Entrance 6, 3th floor, section 6033
Inge Lehmanns vej 8
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
Mail nina.vibeke.backer@regionh.dk or backer@dadlnet.dk
Teachers
Carol Bang-Christensen, English teacher, carol@thecomputer.dk
Dates
11.10.24
25.10.24
01.11.24
08.11.24
15.11.24
22.11.24
All days 9:00 to 15.30
Course location
Righospitalet, Inge Lehmanns Vej 8, 2100 København Ø
Registration
Please register before 11 September 2024
Expected frequency
Twice per year: spring, autumn
Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules.
Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment.
Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor
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