Advanced Creative Writing - Online Literary Lab

This course offers a unique opportunity to enhance students’ ability to formulate complex ideas, think critically, and express themselves in writing. By the end of the course, students will master advanced creative writing techniques and strategies, learn to work independently, formulate and process non-trivial ideas, and produce complex, original and well-structured texts in English. Skills acquired in this course are transferable across all academic disciplines. Students should already feel comfortable with writing texts in English (about 500 words) and have experience working independently in the language, including grammar and style. Previous experience of writing any type of text (in English) is welcome. The course represents the final, advanced level of the CTM Creative Writing series. 

 Students are strongly recommended to study on average about 5 hours per week.
 PREREQUISITES:  Creative Writing

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Creative Writing - Online Literary Lab

This course offers a unique opportunity to enhance students’ ability to formulate complex ideas, think critically, and express themselves in writing. By the end of the course, students will master creative writing techniques and strategies, learn to work independently, formulate and process complex ideas, and produce original and well structured, texts in English. The course consists of an attractive combination of creative writing tasks and inspiring thought experiments, providing the fullest experience to both consumers & producers of literary texts. Skills acquired in this course are transferable across all academic disciplines. Students should already feel relatively comfortable with writing texts in English (about 300 words of length) and have experience working independently in the language, including grammar. Previous experience of writing any type of text (in English) is welcome, however, not required. The course is the second, intermediate of the CTM Creative Writing series. Students are strongly recommended to study on average about 5 hours per week.

 Students are strongly recommended to study on average 5 hours per week.

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English for STEM Online Part A

This course will provide students with a more specialized vocabulary, preparing them to study technical subjects in English at the high school or college level. Part A focuses on mathematics, the physical sciences, and information technology.

 Students are strongly recommended to study on average 4 hours per week.

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English for STEM Online Part B

This course will provide students with a more specialized vocabulary, preparing them to study technical subjects in English at the high school or college level. Part B focuses on the life sciences, psychology, and economics.

 Students are strongly recommended to study on average 4 hours per week.

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Fascinating World of Microbes - The Kingdom of Bacteria

In this online course, students will learn about bacteria, their “lifestyle”, methods for how to get rid of them, why are they important for us and what can they do to us. Students will study the most important groups of bacteria as well as antibiotics. They will acquire knowledge in order to understand the relationship between humans and bacteria.The course will lead them through the basics of clinical and general bacteriology and examples that can be seen in everyday life. Students will learn how to use bacteria for the production of various products and also learn the basics of antibiotics, including the correct usage, general mechanisms of action, and dangers of ever-rising bacterial resistance.

 Students are strongly recommended to study 7 hours per week.

 PREREQUISITES: Advanced Knowledge of Biology

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Journalism

Journalism I provides students with the fundamental basics of journalism. Students begin by exploring the history of American journalism, examining different media such as print, radio, television, and internet journalism. Students learn how to write a news story, a feature story, and an editorial, with a focus on research, analyzing the reliability of sources, conducting interviews, writing leads, revising, and self-editing. Students will also take a close look at different careers in journalism, ethics in journalism, and visual layouts using technology, including web 2.0 tools.

 Students are strongly recommended to study on average 4 hours per week.

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Writing Nonfiction Online

Writing Nonfiction is a 10-week course that alternates between advanced reading exercises, with short-answer comprehension checks, and writing essays. The emphasis is on content, style, and organization more than on grammar. Students should already be comfortable with English syntax and have experience writing their own texts of at least a paragraph in length. They should be able to understand news articles in English with the help of a bilingual dictionary. During the 10-week course, students will read and respond to four assigned readings, write four original essays, exchange feedback with their peers through a workshop, and revise one of their essays as the final project. There is one assignment per week.

 Students are strongly recommended to study 3 - 4 hours per week.

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