Tallinn Summer and Winter School
Winter Course in Academic Writing in English
Tallinn, Estonia
Course
DURATION
1 week
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
This course is ideal for anyone looking to improve their writing skills in English and is the perfect preparation for the written component of IELTS, Cambridge English and TOEFL exams, as well as for those who are just looking to practice and improve their general written English.
Each lesson will focus on a different form of written English – E-Mails and Correspondence, essay writing, Reports, Blogging and Social Media, CVs and Resumes, discussing the structure, form, tone and conventions surrounding each different form. The lessons will be accompanied by grammar and vocabulary to help you construct your text, enrich your language, build forceful arguments and convincing conclusions, and will give students the chance to practice writing and receive feedback from a native speaker and experienced teacher of English.
Whether you are using English on a day-to-day basis in the office, applying for an English-language degree programme, or preparing for an international English language exam, this course will equip you with the skills to be successful.
Why this course?
- Build confidence in your written English in the most common situations you might find yourself in.
- Opportunity to practice and get feedback on your written English in a friendly atmosphere with an experienced teacher.
- Interactive classes focussing on vocabulary, grammar, expressions and writing.
Is anyone interested in the English language? Confident in English, ideally able to communicate at B1-B2 level.
Credit points
1 ECTS
Timetable
From Monday to Friday
10:00 – 11:30 Lessons
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 Lessons
Topics:
- Lesson 1: Introductions, Writing your CV or Resume
- Lesson 2: E-Mails and Corresponding in English
- Lesson 3: Writing Reports and Describing Graphs
- Lesson 4: Essays, Articles and Theses
- Lesson 5: Blogging and Social Media
More language courses and workshops:
- Estonian Language
- Introduction to Estonia and Finno-Ugric Cultures
- Non-Dictionary Estonian
- Russian Language
- Non-Dictionary Russian – Obscene Language
- Russian via Movies
- Immersion into Russian Culture: Traditional Tea-drinking at Dacha
After completing the course students will be able to:
- Describe visual information from a diagram, chart, graph or table;
- Prepare reports discussing issues on various topics,
- Evaluating problems, comparing ideas and proposing solutions with conviction;
- Communicate by e-mail;
- Plan and write academic essays, theses, and journal articles;
- Create blogs with engaging and accessible language and content
