Academic Writing: Effective Strategies for Publishing in English (26.-27.09./10.-11.10.2024)
In this workshop, we will, on the one hand, discuss important requirements for developing powerful English sentences, paragraphs, and texts that meet the expectations of readers, reviewers, and editors alike. On the other hand, we are going to work closely with your own work in progress in order to practice how to effectively organize the writing process and how to successfully prepare your papers for publication.
In particular, we will cover the following topics:
- understanding the nature of professional academic writing in English;
- organizing the writing process effectively;
- getting started with writing your text;
- defining the focus and objective of a research paper (or dissertation);
- developing adequate outlines for paper (and other) introductions;
- recognizing the overall organization of research writing;
- presenting and discussing your findings;
- creating powerful abstracts;
- outlining the individual sections of a paper (or other academic texts);
- achieving coherence in your writing;
- presenting and discussing your findings;
- creating powerful abstracts;
- drafting well-focused paragraphs;
- applying the stylistic conventions of academic writing;
- writing clear and concise sentences in English;
- connecting sentences and linking ideas to make a text flow well;
- avoiding some typical grammatical mistakes and pitfalls;
- overcoming potential obstacles or anxieties throughout the writing process.
Please note that the workshop will be taught entirely in English. Thus, to participate and get the most out of it, you should be able to communicate quite fluently in English.
In the practical phases of the workshop, you will get the opportunity to discuss and receive both peer and expert feedback on one of your own pieces of academic writing.
Teacher: Frank Lauterbach
Frank Lauterbach is head of Foreign Languages for Academic Purposes as well as coordinator of ENGLISH+, an Academic English program for doctoral and post-doctoral researchers at the Language Center of the University of Osnabrück, Germany. He studied English language and culture at the University of Göttingen and the University of California and worked as a researcher in various projects on transatlantic cultural relations. He also served as the founding manager of the English-language division at the Graduate Academy of the University of Oldenburg as well as the Scientific English program and the International Writing Center at the University of Göttingen. He has many years of experience in teaching English for Research Purposes – with a focus on academic writing and publishing, academic presenting, conference posters, international networking, and academic communication. GGG is successfully cooperating with him for more than ten years now.
Schedule: 26th and 27th September, 10th and 11th October 2024 (9:30 – 17:30 each)
Credits: 2 ECTS
For more information see: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/610392.html