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Speaker: Jan Schilling, M.A.; Englisch Language Teaching and Translations
Description
The seminar will provide helpful insights into the use of English for academic prose purposes. Although it
especially focuses on the distinctive features of the doctoral thesis, other forms of academic texts, e.g. abstracts,
research papers, or essays, will also be dealt with. The introduced and applied techniques target at developing an
awareness for the crucial elements of the writing process and improving the overall writing fluency. Attention will
be given to sensible structuring of academic texts with the overall aim to enhance and transport clarity and
precision of arguments into well-formulated and convincing texts.
Content
• needs analysis
• definition and conventions/ features of academic texts: what is academic style after all?
• strategic considerations before and during the writing process: structuring and organising your efforts,
getting in the right state of mind
• creating logical unity: cohesion of the text and how to achieve it, from the text as a whole down to
sections, paragraphs and single sentences
• formal versus informal: choosing the right vocabulary and expressions, e.g. both appropriate and
meaningful nouns, verbs and adjectives
• linking paragraphs: how to use connectors and transitions, being aware of their subtle differences in
meaning
• considering your target group: how to take your reader by the hand successfully and lead him or her along
the thread of argumentation
• structure, proportion and order of elements in academic prose
• the most common errors found in academic writing and how to avoid them
Methods
Input presentation units will give an overview of the basic concepts, allowing the participants to reflect their own
writing experiences through the provided examples. The introduced writing techniques will be tested, evaluated
and consolidated during teamwork-focused activities. The participants are also encouraged to bring along short
rough drafts of one of their own academic texts for in-class work. Detailed and individual feedback will be offered
to ensure the best possible output for the participants. |
