A kurzus formai, szerkezeti, nyelvtani és minőségi elvárások mentén ismerteti az angol nyelven készülő PhD dolgozatok ismérveit. Gyakorlati példákon át mutatja be és gyakoroltatja a helyesen megszerkesztett disszertációk angol szaknyelvi és grammatikai ismérveit. The course provides an insight into the criteria of PhD theses written in English along with formal, structural, grammatical, and quality requirements. It demonstrates and practices the linguistic and grammatical criteria of correctly structured English theses through examples of good practice.
The world of Scientific Writing 2. General information about PhD theses 3. Formal requirements of a PhD thesis. Examples of good theses 4. Choosing a topic, formulating hypotheses. Linking different subtopics in a thesis 5. Reviewing the literature, use of citations and references. Basics of paraphrasing 6. Grammatical know-how of writing about science. Paraphrasing Techniques I. 7. Mid-term test 8. Methods and Materials. Paraphrasing Techniques II. 9. Grammar and lexical items in the PhD thesis. Paraphrasing Techniques III. 10. Presenting data. The use of different linguistic tools for a coherent Results section. 11. The Discussion and Conclusion sections: how to paraphrase and draw conclusions. 12. Title – requirements of a good title 13. End-term test 14. Evaluation. Outcomes of the semester
