Academic English for Africanists

About this programme

No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. The course treats basic linguistic features of academic English in speech and writing. In particular the written components constitute an introduction to English academic prose. Examples of components that are included are linguistic awareness, linguistic correctness, stylistics, academic vocabulary, cohesion and argumentation structure. The course trains skills that are needed to write a Bachelor's thesis in African languages. To be admissible to the course, students must have completed (a) the course AF1111, and (b) a course equivalent to 7.5 credits in academic English, e.g. EN1003, or equivalent. Exception is made to the requirement for Swedish as a general entry requirement. Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits. What happens next? Further studies? Apply for a degree? Search for a job? How can you plan forwards to get your dream job? There are many questions, and some answers can be found here: https://www.gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/after-your-studies