English Courses

The course develops students' ability to critically read and write and analyze issues in global China studies. Students are trained to respond critically to professional academic texts, supporting their views with appropriate academic evidence and arguments.

• Develop students' skills in managing appropriate styles and rhetorical features to ensure effective communication in different professional and academic contexts.
• Communicative practice with personalized feedback.

• Written assignment:
  Draft 1 to compare and justify the selection of three articles/sources;
  Final annotated bibliography of five articles.  
• Academic speaking: Seminar discussion in groups of 5 to analyse and critique
• Final reflection: in-class quizzes & writing
• Blended learning tasks 

MSc in Global China Studies students

Student testimonials

• "The course is very practical and each class was designed to be relevant, especially to those of us who have not had much training in academic writing in English."
• "The course bridged the gap between theory and practice and has provided me with a solid foundation for my academic development."
• "This course helped me to understand academic writing in a very practical way."
• "I learned how to give an academic presentation and developed my academic writing skills."
• "Through this course, I have not only improved my English academic writing skills but I have also acquired the important skills of carrying out academic criticism and compiling bibliographies."

Course outcomes

• Understanding features of a range of academic research genres
• Developing critical and analytical interpretations of data, sources and arguments in texts
• Producing written arguments with integrated sources and appropriate linguistic and rhetorical conventions
• Communicating own research questions and findings to peers and scholars of global China studies