I: Oral Communication
Spring Session: Monday, April 3 - Thursday, April 6, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Attendance is required ALL 4 Days
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
Course topics:
II: Professional & Academic Writing
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Winter Session: Thursdays, February 9 - March 16, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course on academic writing for publication focuses on learning to write coherently, clearly, and concisely. It will also include some practice in writing effective emails, letters, and short proposals. The course includes two 30-minute individual tutorials with the instructor.
IV. Accent Reduction
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Winter Session: Tuesdays, February 7 - March 14, 4:30pm-6:30pm
This class helps non-native speakers to recognize and practice American English sounds, stress, and intonation patterns in order to improve comprehension and intelligibility. This is accomplished through identification of problem areas, focused practice and recording of exercises for instructor feedback.
Course topics:
I: Oral Communication
Winter Session: Monday, January 30 - Thursday, February 2, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Attendance is required ALL 4 Days
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
Course topics:
II: Professional & Academic Writing
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Fall Session: Mondays, October 17 - November 28 (no class 11/21), 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course on academic writing for publication focuses on learning to write coherently, clearly, and concisely. It will also include some practice in writing effective emails, letters, and short proposals. The course includes two 30-minute individual tutorials with the instructor.
I: Oral Communication
Fall Session B: Monday, October 10 - Thursday, October 13, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Attendance is required ALL 4 Days
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
Course topics:
III: Oral Presentation
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Fall Session: Tuesdays, August 30 - October 4, 4:30pm-6:30pm
I: Oral Communication
Fall Session A: Monday, August 22 - Thursday, August 25, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Attendance is required ALL 4 Days
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
Course topics:
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) invites you to attend two in-person Team Science workshops on Thursday, April 7, 2022.
Attendees can select to participate in the morning session (9am-12pm), Introduction to Team Science, or the morning session followed by an interactive session in the afternoon (2pm-4pm), Developing Your Identity as a Team Leader.
*In order to attend the afternoon session, you must attend the morning session.
Morning Session - Introduction to Team Science, 9:00am-12:00pm:
II: Professional & Academic Writing
Prerequisite: Oral Communication
Summer Session: Thursdays, June 23 - July 28, 5:00pm-7:00pm
This course on academic writing for publication focuses on learning to write coherently, clearly, and concisely. It will also include some practice in writing effective emails, letters, and short proposals. The course includes two 30-minute individual tutorials with the instructor.
