The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic features of academic reading and writing and thereby make it easier for them to plan and produce academic work (essay, report, seminar paper, etc.) and enable communication in the academic community.

After completing the course, students will be able to:
 

• recognize and understand the stages in the writing process
• distinguish questions for description, analysis, and evaluation when reading a text critically
• form a text in which one's own position is presented
• argue one's position (support with explanations and evidence)
• recognize and form effective paragraphs and sentences
• use a citation style specific to the medical sciences
• constructively criticize other people's work