Course "Basics of Writing an Empirical Research Article in English"
The purpose of this online course is to teach the basics of research writing. The course program covers the main aspects of successful intercultural academic communication: the usage of academic English by Russian-speaking researchers in their articles, language and speech culture of academic English, argumentative language techniques, academic grammar, and punctuation rules. The aim is to develop skills for writing an empirical research article in regards to culturally and professionally conditioned rhetorical traditions.
A prerequisite for the course is ongoing research. During the course, you will work on your own research paper draft, which will be finalized by the end of the course.
Trainer: Natalia Smirnova, Ph.D. in teaching English as a foreign language, Associate Professor, Head of the Foreign Languages Department at the HSE University in St. Petersburg. She has designed and taught courses in Research Writing, Writing for Publication, Rhetoric, Argumentation and Writing both for students and researchers. Natalia has a strong research interest in the social perspectives on writing, ESOL pedagogies, and writing assessment.
Dates: October 14 - November 20 (Oct 16, 17:00-18:30, Nov 04, 17:00-18:30, Nov 20, 17:00-18:00)
Format: online
English level requirement: B2+
How do I get accepted? You should be a full-time employee from teaching or research staff at the HSE.
The course is offered on a competitive basis. Please, fill out an online registration form and write a motivation letter in English (about 300 words). You should specify your research field and theme and briefly write about your experience of writing research papers in English and using AI tools for this purpose. Please describe the challenges you have faced when writing a research article and explain how the course program will help you overcome these challenges. Explain how new skills are relevant to your teaching and/or research career. The motivation letter should clearly demonstrate that the applicant has read the course syllabus and is willing to make time to do all course tasks.
For more information on how to write a strong motivation letter, please read the AWC blog.
Course program