PhD Courses in Denmark

Schedule
16 April, 25 April, 29 April, 6 May (Individual consultations), 17 May and 6 June
The course runs for six weeks. The group workshops last from 9:15 to 15:00 (6 x 45 minutes). In Week 3 and Week 5 you attend either the morning or the afternoon workshop. For Week 4 you book an individual consultation (30 minutes) with the tutor to fit your schedule.

Target group
A six-week course for PhD scholars (especially Humanities, Social Sciences, Theology, Law) who wish to improve their performance at inter/national conferences: group workshops, individual consultation and individual study (two weeks before the first workshop the participants receive two guides to help them prepare for the course)

Please note that the course focuses on linguistic and rhetorical aspects of communicating research in English. Scholars of natural sciences may find the first two sessions less relevant to their disciplinary practice.

Course instructors
Academic Language Consultant Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese (Ph.D. in Cognitive Linguistics; M.A. in American Literature); Fulbright scholar; former co-editor of the international peer-reviewed journal Przekładaniec: A Journal of Translation Studies and contributing editor at Poetry Wales (thirty years of editing experience); public communicator, programme curator, workshop facilitator, academic writer, literary translator, anthologist, guest editor and poet; accredited coach in writing process and creativity. Email: ewl@hum.ku.dk

Academic Language Consultant Sophie Swerts Knudsen (MA in Translation Studies and Applied Linguistics in English, Dutch and Italian); lecturer in ECTS-accredited courses for MA and BA students on Presentation Techniques and Communication Skills (twenty years of experience at CBS, KU and in private teaching); developer of KU workshops on ‘Speaking in Public’ and ‘How to Retain Student Attention’; member of the TOEPAS rating team (Test of Oral English Proficiency for Academic Staff); regular presenter at academic conferences; award-winning author. Email: swerts@hum.ku.dk

Course organizer: The course is organized by The Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use (CIP) at the University of Copenhagen. Read more about CIP and academic language courses at cip.ku.dk

Programme
Workshop 1: (Re)writing Conference Abstracts and Proposals
As an academic communicator, you need linguistic precision and flexibility to summarize the wealth of your research in a short text. The guide you receive two weeks before the course introduces you to various rhetorical strategies and language tips that will help you to draft your conference abstract, adjust conference paper/script for spoken delivery and edit your slides. During the group workshop you discuss selected tasks from the guide and work with your assigned peer on the review of each other’s drafts.

Workshop 2: Conference Abstracts, Scripts and Slide Shows Revisited
In this workshop you have an opportunity to return to the three text types typical of conference presenting to improve them for clarity, concision and visual appeal according to your needs.

Workshop 3: Presenting in English
As an academic speaker, you need not only to stand up, but also to stand out. With the help of the guide sent to you before the course, you prepare a conference presentation (max. 10 minutes). You practise memorable delivery, receive constructive feedback from your audience and comment on your peers’ performance. Your presentation is recorded so that you can review your performance in Week 4 during the individual consultation with the tutor. To create a more intimate atmosphere, the participants are divided into two groups: you attend either the morning or the afternoon workshop. When you are not in the workshop, you have time to revise your conference materials.

Workshop 4: Individual Consultation on Presentations Recorded in Week 3
You schedule a 30-minute consultation with your tutor to discuss your delivery in detail. You review the recording from Week 3 to reflect on your current and future presentation techniques. This feedback will help you to revise your presentation for Week 5.

Workshop 5: Conference Presentations Revisited
To test your improvements, you deliver a revised version of your presentation (max. 10 minutes). You receive constructive feedback from your audience and comment on your peers’ performance. Again, you are divided into two groups: you attend either the morning or the afternoon workshop.

Workshop 6: Presenting Online
For this group workshop you meet on Zoom. You present the same 10-minute presentation in front of the whole group, but this time you learn how to create rapport online, when your non-verbal communication is restricted.

Registration: Please register via the link in the box no later than 22 March 2024. Registration is closed

Language: English

ECTS: 4.4

Max. numbers of participants: 12

Course fee: DKK 2.500 per ECTS for PhD students from CBS.

Preparation
Please reserve time for individual study two weeks before the course starts, as you are asked to work with the two guides. You will perform the assigned readings and tasks, which will help you prepare your conference abstract, slides and presentation. You should have a draft of your conference abstract ready for Week 1, slides and notes/script/conference paper for Week 2 and presentation for Week 3.

Further information: For more information about the PhD course, please contact the PhD Administration (phd@hrsc.ku.dk)