English for PhD Students

• 13 hrs lectures
• 26 hrs seminar
• 13 hrs exercises

• 100 pts final exam

The aim of the one-semester course is enhancing students' skills in reading comprehension, writing abstracts, reports and articles, presentations and communication skills.
An intermediate-level examination, examination passed as part of admission procedure to the doctoral study programme.

• recommended prerequisite
• • New Headway Intermediate 2

An intermediate-level examination, examination passed as part of admission procedure to the doctoral study programme.

• Leki, I. (1998) Academic Writing: Exploring Processes and Strategies. Cambridge: CUP (EN)
• McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F. (2016) Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: CUP (EN)
• Harrison, R. (2012) Headway Academic Skills 3 Reading, Writing, and Study Skills Student's Book with Oxford Online Skills. Oxford: OUP (EN)
• Moore, J. (2017) Oxford Academic Vocabulary Practice: Upper-Intermediate B2-C1. Oxford: OUP (EN)

• Active participation in the seminars
• Presentation
• Written exam consists of three parts: language test, reading comprehension test and listening comprehension test.

The course is based on electronic supports produced by the department and authentic materials. The students are expected to do written assignments and presentations.

In order to successfully complete the course, it is necessary to deliver a technical / academic presentation and achieve at least 50% in each part of the written exam (language test, listening, reading).