You need some support in English writing? In this course, participants − who may be working on scholarly papers, research proposals, thesis or dissertation projects - will have the opportunity to strengthen their command of written English using published materials in their own disciplines.
This seminar will focus on various components of scholarly writing, including style and language, argument structure, grammar etc. using sample articles, abstracts and proposals.

Participants are strongly advised to take along excerpts of personally written articles (english/german) for discussion and analysis and a good English/English dictionary, such as the Collins COBUILD Dictionary. (The Collins COBUILD Dictionary is a very useful dictionary for improving one’s writing skills and invaluable for nonnative speakers of English).

aims

• planning and organising a piece of academic text and its paragraph structure
• knowing the importance of introductions and conclusions
• writing a topic sentence
• developing ideas and arguments
• knowing academic vocabulary
• summarising and paraphrasing

Recommended Texts/Materials:

• Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2006) Writing academic English (4th Ed.). White Plains, NY: Pearson Education.
• Hogue, A. (2003). Essentials of English: A writer’s handbook. White Plains, NY: Pearson Education.
• Zwier, L. (2002). Building academic vocabulary. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press.

methods: inputs by the trainer, discussions, exercises

The workload of the workshop is 16 teaching units. 1 teaching unit = 45 min

Further dates are in planning. If you are interested in this workshop, we will be pleased to put you on the waiting list for this workshop.

zur Teilnahme:

In case of a cancellation from your part six to ten days before the start of the workshop, you have to pay 50% of the attendance fee. If you cancel later than six days before the workshop, you will be charged the full amount of the attendance fee.