English Courses

LANG2071 helps students develop research communication skills, craft conference abstracts, and gain experience in organizing a mini-academic conference and presenting at academic conferences. 

• AI-assisted research skills development
• Hands-on experience in empirical research and conference organization
• Audience-centered academic presentation skills and story-telling technique

• Mini-Research Project: writing a Research Summary

• Conference Abstract

• Organizing a Mini-Conference 

• Conference Presentation 

• Students who are interested in advancing their academic language literacy and accumulating research-related communication skills.
• Students who plan to pursue further academic study such as MPhil or PhD degree.
• Prerequisite(s): LANG 1403, 1404, 1406, 1407, 1408, or 1409. 

Student testimonials

• "The course is challenging, engaging, and awakening" 
• "The course is interesting. It’s good for students who want to do research in the future. An early taste of it."
• "The course is concise, well-planned, and clearly intended."

Learning outcome

Students will gain transferable skills such as critical reading skills, event organization skills, communication skills and presentation skills, through experiential learning and challenge-based learning.

Students will analyze conference examples in different disciplines and develop interdisciplinary awareness of academic conventions.