Academic Writing part 1: Academic Documents (online)

Target group

Academic Writing part 1 is aimed at bachelor’s and master’s students who want to further develop their writing skills and who need help with writing longer texts.

Course level

B2 (CEFR)

Course content

During the course you will:

• read different academic texts and analyse their language use;
• write paragraphs to practice the subject matter discussed;
• write a literature review;
• will be given information about the use reporting verbs and how to plagiarism.

Our lecturer will help you to:

• write clear academic paragraphs;
• expand paragraphs into longer texts.

Admission requirements

For the Academic Writing part 1 course you need a minimum OOPT-score of 50. You can request the OOPT by emailing us at into@wur.nl.

What is an Online Oxford Placement Test?

Dates and times

This course is offered annually in February, April/May and September.

If you would like to take this course but it is either full or does not list a starting date that suits you, please click here and you will be notified once you can sign up for new dates.

Location

You follow the course entirely online using the Virtual Classroom in Brightspace.

Number of meetings

8 online classes of 1 hour and 45 minutes per week.

Self-study

2 to 3 hours per week.

Course materials

Participants will get access to Brightspace. All relevant information will be made available on the course page.

Certification

To receive a Wageningen in'to Languages certificate, a minimum attendance of 80% is required.

Fee

Payment: We will send you an invoice by email on the day the course starts.