English Academic Course

3 EC

Semester 1, period 1, 2

5354ENAC3Y

Owner Master Physics and Astronomy (joint degree)
Coordinator S.M. van Dalen
Part of Master Astronomy and Astrophysics, year 1Master Physics and Astronomy, year 1Master Chemistry (joint degree), year 1Pre-master Chemistry (joint degree), year 1

Course manual 2017/2018

Course content

The course focuses on giving presentations, participating in group discussions and understanding academic texts and lectures. Vocabulary development is included. Writing activities include writing academic texts. Grammatical issues are addressed when necessary or appropriate. The topics on which you will write and present are related to relevant topics in the study programmes.

The class meets once a week for two hours during 10 weeks. The programme allows for whole-group activities, small-group work and individual study. You receive regular feedback on your performance from your group and the instructor. Attendance: If students miss lessons, they are not permitted to take the final exam.

Study materials

Literature

Objectives

This course aims to prepare students for participation in academic discourse in English. It will improve their skills in writing academic texts, giving academic presentations and following lectures.

Teaching methods

  • Lecture

The class meets once a week for two hours during 10 weeks. The classroom language is English. The program allows for whole-group activities, small-group work and individual study. You receive regular feedback on your performance from your group and the instructor. Attendance: If students miss lessons, they are not permitted to take the final exam.

Learning activities

Activity

Hours

Werkcollege

20

Self study

64

Total

84

(3 EC x 28 uur)

Attendance

Requirements concerning attendance (OER-B).

  • In addition to, or instead of, classes in the form of lectures, the elements of the master’s examination programme often include a practical component as defined in article 1.2 of part A. The course catalogue contains information on the types of classes in each part of the programme. Attendance during practical components is mandatory.

    • Additional requirements for this course:

    Assessment

    Item and weight Details

    Final grade

    Final grade

    Assignments

    Onderstaande opdrachten komen aan bod in deze cursus:

    •    Naam opdracht 1 : beschrijving 2
    •    Naam opdracht 2 : beschrijving 1
    •    ....

    Fraud and plagiarism

    The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.uva.nl/plagiarism

    Course structure

    Weeknummer Onderwerpen Studiestof
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28

    Timetable

    The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.

    Additional information

    Max. participants: 15 per group.

    Recommended prior knowledge: Students are required to have Dutch VWO-Ievel English.

    Contact information

    Coordinator

    • S.M. van Dalen