Course - academic English program
University of Cambridge Clare Hall
Key Information
Campus location
Online United Kingdom
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Study format
On-Campus
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Earliest start date
Aug 2023
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Introduction
The prime purpose of the academic English programme at Clare Hall is to promote excellence in the English Language for native English-speaking and non-native English-speaking postgraduates, in the Arts, Humanities and Sciences. The programme consists of workshops (some itemised below) and a limited number of individual supervisions, specifically tailored to student needs, covering written and oral communication skills. Style, clarity, coherence, flow, and rhetorical strategies are underlined. The ability to choose the right words and arrange them into flowing prose and persuasive argument is a skill that gives students the edge, especially when it comes to being ranked in course work essays, examinations, and dissertations. Indeed, this is the case with any academic exercise, be it a grant proposal or a research paper. Writing is an art, and, like any other discipline, requires considerable effort to achieve the effect. However, students are in Cambridge for only a short time (nine months with some MPhils), and thus need to ‘hit the ground running’ to develop their communication skills.