Academic Writing in English - B (2025)

The course is fully booked! Please sign up at the waiting list. 

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration, phdcourses@adm.aau.dk.

Description: As an academic, you are expected to publish. A LOT! Good Academic Writing is vital to the success of any academic who wants to further their career.

Writing well can be nerve-wracking. It can be even more nerve-wracking when the language you are writing in is not your native one. This course will provide you with the skills you need to move forward confidently as write and publish academically in English. In addition to in-class time, you will get 1-1 time with me, work in small groups and have access to an online platform which will support your learning. I will provide you with individual feedback that will strengthen your skills. 

When you are finished with this class, you will be more confident in your Academic English Skills.

We will look at many aspects of Academic Writing including the following:

• Effective Academic Writing
• Combining sentences and ideas smoothly
• Differences between British, American and Global English: How to know which to use
• Publication Process
• Punctuation for Academic Writing
• Academic Words and Phrases
• What editors look for (based on instructor’s correspondence with editors)
• Peer Review Process
• Writing a letter to the editor (participants given tips from editors that instructor has contacted)
• Questions to ask yourself before you submit
• Plagiarism
• Parts of a Journal Article (With tips on how to make each part effective)
• How to evaluate journal requirements

I am an Academic English Specialist who brings an extensive background in Academic Writing instruction and editing. I taught Academic Writing at La Sierra University in Riverside, California and have taught this course here in Denmark and in Greenland for over a decade. I am committed to making this whole process easier for you and can’t wait to work with you.

Pre-Course Assignment: TBA
*Due first day of class

In-class

TBA 

*6 hours of course instruction each day.

8.30-10.00 Class 
10.00-10.10 Coffee Break 
10.10-11.40 Class 
11.40-12.10 Lunch 
12.10-13.40 Class 
13.40-13.50 Coffee Break 
13.50-15.20 Class

1-1 Sessions (1 hour)
TBA
*Students sign-up for time first day of course. Held via Zoom

Time:

Organizer: Tamara R. McGee, e-mail: tamara@trmenglish.com  

Lecturers: Tamara R. McGee, MA, President TRM English  and TRM English Academy, Academic Writing Specialist

ECTS: 2.5

Place: Aalborg University

25 and 26 August: Fibigerstræde 11 room 115

15, 16 September 2025   New dates: 29 and 30 October 2025: Online

Important information concerning PhD courses: 

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

For external PhD students: This course is a general course and is prioritised for PhD Students enrolled at Aalborg University. If there are available seats, PhD students from other universities will be accepted. You will be notified shortly after the deadline if you have been accepted.

To attend courses at the Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology you must be enrolled as a PhD student.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.