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GGC5046 SUSTech Postgraduate English (A-Level) (2 credits)

SUSTech Postgraduate English course aims to provides a comprehensive approach to developing 21st century academic skills and preparing postgraduate students for participation in real-life academic and professional contexts.The overriding principle of language and skill development is engagement. Authentic, stimulating content includes compelling lectures on a range of academic topics, and allows students to experience the value of exchanging academic ideas. Focused listening tasks, personalized discussions, challenging tests, and authentic presentation assignments enable postgraduate students to explore each topic deeply.Activities in each unit are sequenced in a way that gives students increasing involvement and self-direction in mastering the academic skills they need to succeed—including listening, thinking, discussion, presentation, and academic study skills. SUSTech Postgraduate English course bridges the gap between language-focused and content-focused instruction.

GGC5046 SUSTech Postgraduate English (B-Level) (2 credits)

SUSTech Postgraduate English course aims to provides a comprehensive approach to developing 21st century academic skills and preparing postgraduate students for participation in real-life academic and professional contexts.The overriding principle of language and skill development is engagement. Authentic, stimulating content includes compelling lectures on a range of academic topics, and allows students to experience the value of exchanging academic ideas. Focused listening tasks, personalized discussions, challenging tests, and authentic presentation assignments enable postgraduate students to explore each topic deeply.Activities in each unit are sequenced in a way that gives students increasing involvement and self-direction in mastering the academic skills they need to succeed—including listening, thinking, discussion, presentation, and academic study skills. SUSTech Postgraduate English course bridges the gap between language-focused and content-focused instruction.* All new postgraduate students undertake the CLE placement test and are placed into A/B level based on their performance in the test. The Student of Level B must take online English learning courses independently via BB with proper guidance from the course instructors as a compulsory part of the course in order to meet the course requirement.

GGC5047 Advanced Academic Writing and Communication (2 credits)

This course is specifically designed for higher-level postgraduate students in natural sciences who pursue advanced academic English in international communication.“Advanced Academic Writing and Communication” is a course with several aims to develop both academic English writing skills and communicative competence in international context:·Equip students with advanced knowledge about writing academic papers in English·Develop students' ability to retrieve and utilize all kinds of literature for academic research·Develop the students' ability to publish their academic papers in international journals·Develop the students' ability to communicate in different international settings on the basis of their prepared papers·Equip students with comprehensive skills of speech communication, such as academic correspondence skills, networking skills, the practical oral skills necessary for presenting professional papers, raising and answering questions (Oral defense)