English for Environmental Science Capstone Projects

Spring 2020 (2 credits)


Course Description

The course focuses on developing Environmental Science students’ ability to use effective and appropriate organizational structures, vocabulary, language and style in Capstone Project reports and presentations.


Intended Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes
By the end of this semester, you will be able to…
Competency-building
Vocabulary:
  • provide evidence of understanding and accurate use of a range of words and expressions related to report writing.
Critical thinking and reading skills:
  • research features of academic writing.
  • synthesize salient information from various sources for use in presentations and reports.
Report writing skills
  • write a coherent Capstone Project report incorporating a clearly defined structure.
  • use precise and concise language to write the report.
  • apply basic proof-reading skills to improve grammatical accuracy in writing.
Presentation skills
  • deliver a well-structured individual informative presentation about your capstone project.
  • present ideas and key concepts using stress, pause and clear language.
  • maintain a good level of fluency in a presentation.
  • use body language to enhance communication effectiveness.
Vision & Orientation to the Future
  • locate and use appropriate language materials, tools and resources in developing and maintaining the life-long communication skills.

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