KIEN2161: English Academic and Professional Skills I
This integrated skills course is for 1st year Humanities students. Students develop their abilities in reading, writing, listening and speaking in addition to the special discourse and terminology of their fields, working towards a final portfolio.
Course Description Teaching Schedules 2016-2017
KIEN2162: English Academic and Professional Skills II
This is a continuation of KIEN2161, intended to help 2nd/3rd year Humanities students in their academic studies and future working life. Students further develop their academic skills, research a topic using the discourse and terminology of their field, and participate in a seminar day, discussing and sharing ideas with peers.
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KIEN2024: English Academic Writing Skills
This course is for Master’s students of the International degree programs of Education (LLEES), East Asian Studies, Baltic Sea Region Studies, Popular Culture, and European Heritage. This course is also for Social Sciences Master’s students who are writing their thesis in English, as a blended/online course in the spring of 2017.
Course Description Teaching Schedules 2016-2017
KIEN3021: Language Support for Thesis Writing
This course is for students of the LLEES, Baltic Sea Region, East Asian Studies and Astronomy Master’s programs. Students with experience in academic writing can apply for exemption from the course: email suzcol[at]utu.fi with your application. NOTE: Native speakers of English are not automatically exempted.
Course Description Teaching Schedules 2016-2017
KIEN3023: Academic Writing for Researchers (UTUGS only)
During this course, a series of lectures, workshops and clinics are offered, from which researchers build an individual course plan. Researchers use their own texts as the basis of analysis throughout the course and are encouraged to investigate language choices that are typical of their academic discipline.
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Autumn Schedule 2016 Spring Schedule 2017
KIEN3024: Writing Grant Proposals (UTUGS only)
This course covers the main features of a grant proposal, as researchers practise writing competitive proposals which engage, and are understood by, both experts and non-experts. Researchers work to create a proposal for a real grant application, either of their own choosing or that of the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
