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LISH FOR
ACADEMIC PURPOSES
WORKSHOP IN BĘDLEWO
T he workshop English for Aca-
demic Purposes was held in
Będlewo Conference Centre
between 7 and 11 November.
It was organized under the auspices of
the Era Inżyniera project for academic
staff at PUT with the purpose of rais-
ing the proficiency of academic staff
in preparation for teaching in English.
The aim was to provide experience
in two productive skills, writing and
speaking. Prof. Tomasz Łodygowski,
the director of the Era Inżyniera pro-
ject, and Dr. Liliana Szczuka-Dorna,
head of the department of Modern
Languages, were the organizers of the
workshop in the delightful setting of
the Będlewo palace.
Participants represented a variety of The speaking classes, tutored by Mat- The writing classes, tutored by Dr. Lil-
faculties: Civil and Environmental En- thew Hohn, were focused on practicing ianna Anioła-Jędrzejek, were devoted to
gineering, Engineering Management, argumentative skills, crucial for present- providing strategies and practice in ef-
Computing and Engineering Sciences, ing and supporting hypotheses. The fective writing canons applicable to re-
Electronics and Telecommunications, classes provided useful vocabulary for search papers. Their main objective was
and Chemical Technology, as well as a small talk before and after lectures with to emphasise the significance of cohe-
wide range of experience. There were students in an international academic sion and coherence of documents and
postgraduates, starting their respon- environment. However, the highlight of provide proper linguistic tools, such as
sibilities as academic teachers at one these classes was to prepare and deliver sentence structure, paragraph structure,
end, and a professor on the other end a professional presentation, following and linking devices. Moreover, guide-
of the scale. the detailed guidelines presented by Dr. lines for writing abstracts were included.
Liliana Szczuka-Dorna. Due to the inter- At the end, a writing assignment in the
The program was comprised of morn- esting topics, implementation of pres- form of a paragraph of a research paper
ing and afternoon blocks of writing and entation rules, and effective language was prepared by every participant, each
speaking sessions. In addition, an even- use, the final effect was remarkably of whom consulted individually with the
ing block of extra activities was divided successful. tutor. In some cases, online consulta-
into two sessions, one meant as indi-
vidual work, the other as entertainment
time with English in informal settings,
including games, talks, and films.
2 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | LUTY 2012
ACADEMIC PURPOSES
WORKSHOP IN BĘDLEWO
T he workshop English for Aca-
demic Purposes was held in
Będlewo Conference Centre
between 7 and 11 November.
It was organized under the auspices of
the Era Inżyniera project for academic
staff at PUT with the purpose of rais-
ing the proficiency of academic staff
in preparation for teaching in English.
The aim was to provide experience
in two productive skills, writing and
speaking. Prof. Tomasz Łodygowski,
the director of the Era Inżyniera pro-
ject, and Dr. Liliana Szczuka-Dorna,
head of the department of Modern
Languages, were the organizers of the
workshop in the delightful setting of
the Będlewo palace.
Participants represented a variety of The speaking classes, tutored by Mat- The writing classes, tutored by Dr. Lil-
faculties: Civil and Environmental En- thew Hohn, were focused on practicing ianna Anioła-Jędrzejek, were devoted to
gineering, Engineering Management, argumentative skills, crucial for present- providing strategies and practice in ef-
Computing and Engineering Sciences, ing and supporting hypotheses. The fective writing canons applicable to re-
Electronics and Telecommunications, classes provided useful vocabulary for search papers. Their main objective was
and Chemical Technology, as well as a small talk before and after lectures with to emphasise the significance of cohe-
wide range of experience. There were students in an international academic sion and coherence of documents and
postgraduates, starting their respon- environment. However, the highlight of provide proper linguistic tools, such as
sibilities as academic teachers at one these classes was to prepare and deliver sentence structure, paragraph structure,
end, and a professor on the other end a professional presentation, following and linking devices. Moreover, guide-
of the scale. the detailed guidelines presented by Dr. lines for writing abstracts were included.
Liliana Szczuka-Dorna. Due to the inter- At the end, a writing assignment in the
The program was comprised of morn- esting topics, implementation of pres- form of a paragraph of a research paper
ing and afternoon blocks of writing and entation rules, and effective language was prepared by every participant, each
speaking sessions. In addition, an even- use, the final effect was remarkably of whom consulted individually with the
ing block of extra activities was divided successful. tutor. In some cases, online consulta-
into two sessions, one meant as indi-
vidual work, the other as entertainment
time with English in informal settings,
including games, talks, and films.
2 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | LUTY 2012
