Module Focus
English for Special Purposes
Higher Education and Research English
A higher education and research English curriculum for grant proposals, lab meetings, peer review, research ethics, authorship, data management, academic presentations, and institutional collaboration.
- 8 modules
- 32 field terms
- Interactive practice
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Web Practice Lab
Rehearse the language, response, and decision
Work through a three-step sequence: identify the field language, choose the strongest response, then select the next controlled decision move.
Guided Decision Lab
Jargon Flashcard
Answer Rationale
Why the strongest phrase fits
Choose an option to see the workplace rationale.
Dialogue Coach
Model line
Language notes
Progress
Practice checklist
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Student PDF in Web Form
Module map
Research Questions and Study Design
Frame research claims with scope and methodological discipline.
research question, hypothesis, methodology, limitation
Grant Proposals and Specific Aims
Write aims that are ambitious but testable.
specific aims, significance, innovation, feasibility
Lab Meetings and Data Challenges
Question data respectfully but rigorously.
control, replication, protocol drift, analysis assumption
Research Ethics and Human Subjects
Set boundaries around consent, risk, and protocol adherence.
IRB, informed consent, secondary use, human subjects
Authorship, Collaboration, and Credit
Discuss contribution and authorship early.
authorship, contribution, corresponding author, acknowledgment
Peer Review and Revision Responses
Respond to criticism without defensiveness.
peer review, major revision, response letter, scope
Data Management and Reproducibility
Explain data stewardship and reproducible workflows.
metadata, repository, provenance, reproducibility
Academic Presentations and Conferences
Present claims with confidence and caveats.
generalizability, limitation, future work, conference Q&A
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