Writing Scientific Papers in English (WSPE) is a course for PhD candidates who are beginning to publish their research in English. The course aims to help participants discover the conventions of research articles in English and to provide useful tools that will enable them to write academic papers independently in the future. WSPE is a soft skills course worth 15 hours. You are required to attend at least 70% of the lessons and complete the assigned course work. IMPORTANT: absence from the first two lessons will automatically lead to exclusion from the course.

Hold one of the following certificates: IELTS 6.0*, TOEFL IBT 80*, Cambridge FIRST Certificate in English (B) score 173* (or Cambridge English FIRST (FCE) before January 2015 – score =60), Cambridge ADVANCED C1*, Cambridge PROFICIENCY C2 (*or higher) or take the CLA level test and pass it with a minimum score of 65

Course Content The course focuses on conventional text structures and language which are commonly used in research articles in English, considering standard article sections such as Introductions, Methodology and Results sections. Participants are helped to build up the language resources necessary to write papers in their own field of research and have to complete weekly writing assignments. Course structure The course consists of 11 lessons: an introductory Induction lesson is followed by 5 weeks of twice-weekly lessons. There are 4 iterations of the course every year, from January to June. Calendars are published on your PoliTo personal page, under the “Languages/Lingue” TAB, when they are available. 1st iteration: January 2024. Course registration and requirements How to register You need to register for the course via the dedicated link you will find on your PoliTo personal page, under the “Languages/Lingue” TAB. This link is available on your personal page of the Teaching Portal –Languages/Lingue TAB – during the registration periods indicated for each course. A maximum of 30 places is available for each iteration of the course. Please Note: you must register for the course in order to take part to the classes. IMPORTANT: Once each registration period is closed, no further students will be admitted. Requirements To access the registration procedure, WSPE must be in your career plan for the current academic year. You will be able to register for a WSPE course exclusively if you have presented one of the following certificates to the Office of Student Services (Segreteria Didattica) or to SCUDO and the information has been recorded on your personal page (Personal Details section): - IELTS 6.0* - TOEFL IBT 80* - Cambridge FIRST Certificate in English (B) - score 173* (or Cambridge English FIRST (FCE) before January 2015 – score =75*) - Cambridge ADVANCED C1 - Cambridge PROFICIENCY C2 *or higher If you do not have any of the above certificates, or if you have a lower-level certificate, but you feel that your English has improved since you gained it, you should verify your English language level connecting to the CLA VIRTUAL LAIB from your personal computer and pass it with a minimum score of 65, prior to the beginning of each registration period. Course book GLASMAN-DEAL, Hilary (2020). Science Research Writing for Native and Non-Native Speakers of English. 2nd Ed. Imperial College Press. Participants are required to bring the coursebook to all lessons. For any further information on the course please send a ticket using the “ticketing” system. Please access to your personal page of the Teaching Portal and click on “Ticket” label on your task bar.

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P.D.1-1 - January

# 1 - January 2024 calendar: LESSON 1: Induction Thursday, 11 January 2024 - classroom 8N - 13.00 - 14.30 LESSON 2 Tuesday, 16 January 2024 Auletta CLA - 13.00 - 14.30 LESSON 3 Thursday, 18 January 2024 - classroom 8N - 13.00 - 14.30 LESSON 4 Tuesday, 23 January 2024 - classroom 8N - 13.00 - 14.30 LESSON 5 Thursday, 25 January 2024 - classroom 8N - 13.00 - 14.30 LESSON 6 Tuesday, 30 January 2024 - classroom 8N - 13.00 - 14.30 LESSON 7 Thursday, 1 February 2024 - classroom 8N - 13.00 - 14.30 LESSON 8 Tuesday, 6 February 2024 - classroom 8N - 13.00 - 14.30 LESSON 9 Thursday, 8 February 2024 Auletta CLA - 13.00 - 14.30 LESSON 10 Tuesday, 13 February 2024 - classroom 8N - 13.00 - 14.30 LESSON 11 Thursday, 15 February 2024 - classroom 8N - 13.00 - 14.30 Registration period: Tuesday 2 - Sunday, 7 January 2024 Final date for CLA level test: Wednesday, 20 December 2023 # 2 - February 2024 calendar: LESSON 1: Induction Thursday, 15 February 2024 - classroom 8N - 14.30-16.00 LESSON 2 Tuesday, 20 February 2024 - classroom 8N- 14.30-16.00 LESSON 3 Thursday, 22 February 2024 - classroom 8N- 14.30-16.00 LESSON 4 Tuesday, 27 February 2024 - Auletta CLA - 14.30-16.00 LESSON 5 Thursday, 29 February 2024 - Auletta CLA - 14.30-16.00 LESSON 6 Tuesday, 5 March 2024 - classroom 8N - 14.30-16.00 LESSON 7 Thursday, 7 March 2024 - classroom 8N - 14.30-16.00 LESSON 8 Tuesday, 12 March 2024 - classroom 8N - 14.30-16.00 LESSON 9 Thursday, 14 March 2024 - classroom 8N - 14.30-16.00 LESSON 10 Tuesday, 19 March 2024 - classroom 8N - 14.30-16.00 LESSON 11 Thursday, 21 March 2024 - classroom 8N - 14.30-16.00 Registration period: Monday, 5 - Sunday, 11 February 2024 Final date for CLA level test: Wednesday, 31 January 2024 # 3 - April 2024 calendar: LESSON 1: Induction Thursday, 4 April 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - classroom 8N LESSON 2 Tuesday, 9 April 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - Auletta CLA LESSON 3 Thursday, 11 April 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - classroom 8N LESSON 4 Tuesday, 16 April 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - classroom 8N LESSON 5 Thursday, 18 April 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - classroom 8N LESSON 6 Tuesday, 30 April 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - classroom 8N LESSON 7 Thursday, 2 May 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - classroom 8N LESSON 8 Tuesday, 7 May 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - classroom 8N LESSON 9 Thursday, 9 May 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - classroom 8N LESSON 10 Tuesday, 14 May 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - classroom 8N LESSON 11 Thursday, 16 May 2024 - 13.00-14.30 - classroom 8N Registration period: Monday, 25th - Sunday, 31st March 2024 Final date for CLA level test: Wednesday, 20th March 2024 # 4 - May 2024 calendar: LESSON 1: Induction Thursday, 16 May 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - classroom 8N LESSON 2 Tuesday, 21 May 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - classroom 8N LESSON 3 Thursday, 23 May 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - classroom 8N LESSON 4 Tuesday, 28 May 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - classroom 8N LESSON 5 Thursday, 30 May 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - classroom 8N LESSON 6 Tuesday, 4 June 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - classroom 8N LESSON 7 Thursday, 6 June 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - classroom 8N LESSON 8 Tuesday, 11 June 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - classroom 8N LESSON 9 Thursday, 13 June 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - Auletta CLA LESSON 10 Tuesday, 18 June 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - classroom 8N LESSON 11 Thursday, 20 June 2024 - 14.30-16.00 - classroom 8N Registration period: from 9am Monday, 6th May to 9am Monday, 13th May 2024 Final date for CLA level test: Tuesday, 30th April 2024