Academic writing
Target group: doctoral researchers
Writing is an essential part of the successful researcher’s skillset. However, writing at the standard necessary to publish in peer-reviewed journals can be challenging. This two-day online writing workshop is for doctoral researchers who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English. This hands-on workshop will delve into the structure of English papers and abstracts, focusing on how you can improve the style and readability of your academic texts. You will learn the tools and techniques that make English text more engaging and readable. You are encouraged to bring a sample of your current writing, which will serve as a foundation for peer review activities on the workshop’s second day. Additionally, please bring an article from your field that you found engaging or from a journal where you aspire to publish. You will have the opportunity to submit your writing to the instructor for personalised feedback and corrections.
Course overview: The writing process and techniques to overcome writer’s block and procrastination, cultural differences in writing and reader expectations, introducing a narrative structure into an academic text, structuring an English paper, composing well-structured paragraphs and sentences, finding your scholarly voice and writing with authority, writing compelling titles and abstracts, identifying typical mistakes and how to avoid them, self-editing and concise writing, resources to support your writing, peer review feedback and feedback from the instructor.
Objectives:
- Clarify and define the storyline of a research article
- Refine word choice, rewrite sentences for clarity and impact, and create more cohesion and flow
- Identify and address common mistakes in academic writing
- Overcome writer’s block and draw on a range of tools to improve productivity in academic writing
Methods: This workshop is intended to be lively with plenty of discussion, pair work and group exercises. There will be time on the second day for participants to have a short peer review session on their personal writing projects. Participants can also receive individual feedback and corrections on their writing following the workshop.
Facilitator: Lesley-Anne Weiling (Write English)
Diese Veranstaltung findet in englischer Sprache statt. // This event will be held in English.