Curriculum

English as a Foreign Language Program

Graduate Program

Graduate
Program

EFL Program also offers writing and presentation skill courses to graduate students to help them refine their academic English skills and
to improve English skills needed for career advances. 

Required courses

  • 01 Scientific Writing (for experimental papers) 3 Weekly Hours (3 Credits)

    The purpose of this course is to guide students through the process of writing a scientific paper focusing on the physical sciences. We will begin by discussing what is meant by scientific paper, including approaches and ethics. Text preparation, structure, and format will be considered next. Non-native English speakers who wish to write scientific articles in English have special requirements, and as such, we will discuss some of these in class. In the course, we will address style and some pitfalls common in scientific writing. Additionally, students will submit major sections of a scientific article that they are currently working on.

  • 02 Scientific Writing (for non-experimental papers) 3 Weekly Hours (3 Credits)

    Scientific Writing (Non-experimental papers) is intended for those students who are writing papers whose primary objective is reviewing literature, proposing a model/theory/systems, giving an overview of the history of a field, and examining a trend in society/technology/government. While the original Scientific Writing course deals with experiment oriented research, this course is specifically for those whose research is non-experimental or exploratory, which does not follow the usual IMRaD structure. This course aims to help students become more effective writers by promoting understanding of the styles and grammar in examples of theoretical/non-experimental articles and exercises. As students apply what they have learned, they will be able to not only understand but also recognize common problems in scientific writing. Throughout the semester, students will submit major sections of a scientific article that they are working on.

  • 03 Integrated Content and Language (ICL)
    Scientific Writing (for different majors)
    3 Weekly Hours (3 Credits)

    ICL Scientific Writing (SW) is offered to graduate students of different majors. Each ICL SW is developed for a specific discipline/major in collaboration between relevant content and language professors. It includes instruction on writing styles, structure, and format specific for an individual discipline/major. EFL Program has offered ICL SW for biological sciences, business, chemistry, electrical engineering, industrial design, and mechanical engineering and intends to continue to expand ICL SW classes.

Other courses

  • 01 Graduate English Writing 3 Weekly Hours (3 Credits)

    Graduate English Writing is designed to provide postgraduate students with foundational skills that will prepare them for the demands of scientific writing and more advanced academic writing. It is for students who are yet to take Scientific Writing (CC500) but wish to improve their composition skills before doing so. During this course, participants will learn and practice the strategies and processes that successful writers employ as they work to accomplish specific purposes. While engaged in a diversity of composing endeavors, students will cover the fundamentals of English writing, such as paragraph and essay structure, as well as various genres of essays. In tandem, important elements of grammar and the mechanics of writing will be reviewed. This is an elective class; therefore, students who complete HSS581 will receive a letter grade ranging from A+ to F.

  • 02 Graduate English Presentation 3 Weekly Hours (3 Credits)

    This course is designed to help graduate students develop academic and professional public- speaking skills. It will provide them with an opportunity to practice skills of presenting at conferences and symposiums, job interview skills, and other public-speaking skills. Through the practices in the course, students will learn to deliver and evaluate a variety of public-speaking skills.