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English courses for the university staff

UiA PULS offers English courses for academic and administrative staff at UiA in both spring and autumn semesters. The courses are free of charge and are organized both in Kristiansand and Grimstad. More information about content, registration and deadline is available at the beginning of each semester.

English courses for academic staff

Presenting in English at a Conference

Target group

Academic staff and PhD candidates who are planning to present at an English-speaking conference. Raise your research profile by enhancing your English skills for communicating your research to others.

Course contents

Preparation of material, structuring content and delivery
Improving pronunciation
Visual aids and body language
Feedback on part of your own presentation

Course duration

6 lessons, 2 sessions of 3 lessons held on two consecutive weeks.

Dates & registration

Kristiansand: November 5^th 10:15-13:00 room F2004 and November 12^th 10:15-12:00 room F2013

Course holder

Arild Høie Henriksen is Associate Professor of English language and didactics at UiA. He has taught English grammar, phonetics, and didactics to students and teachers in Norway over the last 20 years and given lectures to audiences ranging from one listener to 130 students. He holds a PhD in English linguistics from the University of Agder (2020), and two MAs, one in English from the University of Oslo (2002), and another in Language, Mind and Communication from the University of Newcastle, UK (2001).

Published June 18, 2024 - Last modified Oct. 2, 2026