English For Academic Purposes (winter semester) 26-27 S1

The ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES (winter semester) course aims to provide students with knowledge on:

• The functions, types, and structure of academic abstracts.
• Linguistic and rhetorical conventions commonly used in academic writing and abstracts.
• The principles of planning and preparing academic conference presentations.
• Methods for selecting, organizing, and synthesizing information from a variety of academic sources.
• The effective use of presentation structure, timing, and visual aids in academic contexts.
• Strategies for organizing teamwork, assigning responsibilities, and managing project deadlines.
• The conventions of academic meetings, including meeting reports, participation, and leadership.
• Techniques for presenting research projects and academic papers in oral academic settings.
• Best practices for designing and delivering slide presentations and other forms of visual support.

MODULE 1: Academic Writing
Skills necessary for writing abstracts and elements of research articles, following a genre-based approach that takes into account interdisciplinary differences. The coordinating institution will be UC.
Lesson 1. Introduction to abstracts: function, types and structure of abstracts
Lesson 2. The rhetorical structure of abstracts in detail
Lesson 3. Linguistic patterns in abstracts – part I
Lesson 4. Linguistic patterns in abstracts – part II
Lesson 5. Evaluative language in abstracts
MODULE 2: Academic Meeting
Conducting an academic meeting, taking part in a discussion, producing an oral report, expressing agreement/disagreement, asking for clarification, explaining, giving the floor, arguing, negotiating, and mediating the concept. The coordinating institution will be PUT.
Lesson 1. Analysing the structure of an academic article
Lesson 2. Language of literature review
Lesson 3. Preparing for a discussion
Lesson 4. Preparing for a conference – part I
Lesson 5. Preparing for a conference – part II
MODULE 3: Academic Presentation
Language and skills necessary for presenting at conferences, interaction with other participants in conferences, soft skills, and different formats of presentations. The coordinating institution will be UPHF
Lesson 1. How to present a conference poster (Workshop format)
Lesson 2. Being part of a Round Table with multiple participants from different disciplines
Lesson 3. Chairing a panel at an international conference (how to indicate politely to speakers that time is up, how to generate engagement from the audience after the speaker’s paper, how to sum up briefly what has just been presented so the audience can respond, how to formulate stimulating questions after a paper
Lesson 4. How to integrate a very brief biographic note in the introduction of a paper to situate my area of expertise
Lesson 5. How to manage speech, pace, and content corresponding to a slideshow, how to present a video, or an audio integrated in a paper to illustrate a point

For a detailed description of the course, please refer to the course study guide above (it will open in a new tab).

Timetable:

MODULE 1:
• Friday 16th October 2026 – 10:00-11:30
• Thursday 22nd October 2026 – 10:00-11:30
• Friday 23rd October 2026 – 10:00-10:45
MODULE 2:
• Thursday 29th October 2026 12:30-13:15
• Thursday 5th November 2026 12:30-14:00
• Thursday 12th November 2026 12:30-14:00
MODULE 3:
• Friday 20th November 2026 10.15-11.00
• Friday 27th November 2026 9.00-10.45
• Friday 4th December 2026 9.00-10.45
*The schedule of the lectures may be adjusted after the course begins, with the agreement of the teacher and the course participants.

• EUNICE doctoral students: enrolled as a PhD student in one of the universities of EUNICE European University consortium (check the partner universities here).
• Science and engineering students.
• English B2-C1 CEFR level.

Study Level: PhD

• Submit your application via the button ‘Apply Now’.
• Please keep in mind that the number of participants could be limited for each course. Application does not guarantee enrolment in the course.
• The course participants will be selected based on criteria specified in the study guide.
• Your home university will inform you whether you have been accepted and provide further information about the next steps.

Specific instructions in some universities:

• BTU students: a Learning Agreement must be completed in advance in coordination with your departmental advisor. Please contact your examination office and study programme coordinator in good time once you are accepted for the courses you would like to attend. For any other questions you can contact: eunice@b-tu.de
• UPHF students: make sure to ask the approval of your director of studies (responsable pédagogique) before applying. For any question, you can contact the EUNICE office: eunice@uphf.fr
• UoP students: questions about enrolment and recognition can be answered by your Director of Studies or ECTS Coordinator, or you can contact eunice@go.uop.gr

Any questions about enrolment or credit recognition? Contact your EUNICE courses coordinator.