The CLE Writing Center Workshops began, with Writing Center Coordinator, Matthew Jellick, presenting on the topic of “Formal vs. Informal Writing”.

We wrapped up our EAP Workshop Series for the Spring semester, with Dr. Li Zhuo presenting on the topic of Nominalization.

 Our EAP Workshops continued, with Dr. Ma Ji giving a detailed presentation on “Generating an Academic Title for Your Paper”, in which he illustrated both the pitfalls as well as highlights of having a good title.

The first EAP Workshop of the semester took place, with Course Coordinator, Matthew Jellick, presenting on, “Topic Selection”.

EAP student, Michael Zhang, had his English article published in the Shenzhen Daily Newspaper.  

Matthew Jellick will be presenting on “Topic Selection”. This hour-long workshop will focus on the importance of choosing a good topic and how this first step can influence the entirety of your presentation or paper.

The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Team will host a series of three Workshops this Spring Semester.

Dr. Ma Ji presenting on “Using Punctuation Marks in Academic Writing”, focusing on the details associated with correct usage of these critical symbols, and their importance in English writing.

Our EAP Workshop Series continued in it’s second week, with Chu Yu presenting on the topic of “Planning Your Academic Argument” as it applies to not only research writing, but generally, to any variety of issues pertaining to writing skills.

The EAP Team began a series of four EAP Writing Workshops, with Matthew Jellick presenting on “The Pitfalls of Plagiarism”.  Focusing on both why plagiarism should be avoided, as well as some tools for avoidance, the hour-long session included examples of famous people who have been caught plagiarizing, acting as examples to the students.

The Center for Language Education (CLE) will host a ser […]

Meeting every Monday evening online at 7pm China time, Matthew hosts a separate class, live on Zoom, with international students from Cambodia and Kazakhstan joining for an engaging, interactive and rather demanding course.

  EAP: Looking forward to a Great Semester!

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the CLE English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Team will be hosting a series of four Workshops during the Fall Semester.

The English for Academic Purposes Team from the CLE recently entered the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) contest.

As the benchmark for the Core Curriculum within the CLE Framework, the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program focuses on research presentation and writing skills. This prepares SUSTech students for using English as the medium of their academic achievements now, and into their educational and professional careers.

The English for Academic Purposes program’s Midterm, labeled as “Group Academic Research Presentation”, is weighted as 30% of the overall grade for our course.  Here is a short video, put together by EAP Course Coordinator, Matthew Jellick, showcasing a bit about the project.

Please feel free to review the presentations from this semester’s EAP Writing Workshop Series.

EAP instructor, Xiao Shi, will lead this semester’s final Writing Workshop, titled, “Academic Word List: Words with Meaning”.

EAP instructor, Zhuo Li, will lead this week’s Writing Workshop, titled, “Summarizing and Paraphrasing”.

EAP instructor, Chu Yu, will lead this week’s Writing Workshop, titled, “Demonstrating Your Voice in Academic Writing”. 

EAP Instructor Matthew Jellick will lead a Workshop on the topic of “Academic Essay Structure”, informing students about the intricacies of strong writing skills. 

Lecture, 2 credits, 2 hours per week. Prerequisite: SUSTech English III.