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🟣 TIDAL UPDATE: As of July 2022, Kathryn Strong Hansen no longer works at Chalmers. If you are a TIDAL student need help concerning this course, please contact Anthony Norman (normana@chalmers.se).

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LSP580 English lp4 VT21 (4.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Communication and Learning in Science

The following information applies to both TIDAL and TIELL students. Note: later down the page there is also specific information for 🟣 TIDAL- and 🟩 TIELL-students.

Colour and shape coding is meant to make relevant material easier to find:

  • If you are in 🟣 TIDAL (data), then look for purple colouring, including a purple circle, to label materials for your part of the course.
  • If you are in 🟩 TIELL (electro.), then look for green colouring, including a green square, to label materials for your part of the course.

 

Contact details

LSP580 Course responsible:

Course Examiner and coordinator: Anthony Norman, normana@chalmers.se

Primary 🟩 TIELL teacher: Carina Sjöberg-Hawke carsjobe@chalmers.se

Primary 🟣 TIDAL teacher: Kathy Strong Hansen strong@chalmers.se

 

Content and Organization

Content
This English course comprises oral and written proficiency practice as well as a review of English grammar. An important aspect of this course is a process-oriented approach to writing, report-writing and oral presentation skills. This course consists of a series of workshops with an emphasis on the writing process, strategies for effective oral and written communication, text analysis and peer response, and preparation for the examination.

Organization
The course is organized into seminars, workshops, and lectures. Issues dealt with in the lecture series include the communication process, strategies for effective communication in speech and in writing, and a focus on report writing.

 

Aim and Learning Outcomes

Aim
The aim of the course is to enhance students' ability to communicate effectively in English, in speech as well as in writing, to enable students to use English for academic writing and oral presentations during their studies, and to prepare students for a professional career, which will most likely demand very good communication skills.

Learning Outcomes
After completion of this course, the student should be able to:

  • Write and structure a text in a logical and coherent manner.
  • Plan and deliver an academic oral presentation.
  • Critically read and assess technical content and use appropriate referencing in written work.
  • Give and receive constructive feedback throughout the project.
  • Use a process-oriented approach to writing as a strategy for improving communicative competency in English.
  • Use strategies to improve language proficiency in English.

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

 

Course literature

Course literature includes EngOnline (Links to an external site.) (a web-based grammar tool), this course information document, and various material provided in class and/or via the course website. 

The Chalmers Writing Guide is an excellent resource for writing skills, but there is some information about presentation skills too.

The Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) has one of the most comprehensive and long-running writing guides in existence.

 

Examination

This course consists of 4.5 credits consisting of 1.5 credits examination (tentamen) and 3 credits ‘exercise’ (övning). For a more detailed breakdown, see further down the page for specific 🟣 TIDAL and 🟩 TIELL information.

 

Changes from previous year

  • Moving back to more campus-based teaching, prioritizing hands-on sessions such as peer review and the labs in LET086/LET627.
  • Better alignment of LSP580 content with CLS050.

Schedule

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Program-specific details

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🟣 TIDAL examination description

🟣 TIDAL assignments

🟩 TIELL examination description

🟩 TIELL assignments

LSP580 Exam, June 1: EOL_LSP580_Grammar exam_220601_final_version.pdf

LSP580 Exam Key: EOL_LSP580_Grammar key_220601_final_version.pdf

Course summary:

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