Here’s the same 10-week, 20-hour “Academic English” course outline:

Overview of Academic English & Learning Strategies

• Features and genres of academic writing/speaking (papers, presentations, cover letters)- Goal‐setting and recommended resources
• High-frequency academic word list- Strategies for memorization and recall- Discipline-specific terms and collocations
• Passive voice, subjunctive mood, non-finite clauses- Relative clauses, nominalization- Reducing redundancy and ambiguity

Writing Techniques

• Four‐move abstract framework- CARS model for introductions- Model analysis and rewrite
• Balancing detail and conciseness in Methods- Describing figures/tables in Results- Standard sentence patterns
• Logical development in Discussion, stating limitations- Distilling key points in Conclusion- Strengthening argumentative language

Oral Presentations & Academic Discussion

• Slide design principles and presentation delivery- Common conference expressions and Q&A strategies- Group discussion and feedback simulation

Cover Letters, Defenses & Peer Review

• Writing effective cover letters- Defense opening and handling common questions- Responding to peer‐review comments and revision strategies