Universität Wien

980031 TS Academic Writing in English (2020W)

Part 1

0.00 ECTS (1.50 SWS), DoktorandInnenzentrum-Kursangebot
Continuous assessment of course work

Summary

1 Rheindorf , Moodle
2 Rheindorf , Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

Participation is subject to the successfully passed public presentation of your dissertation project.

max. 20 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The workshop will take place online via Moodle.

  • Friday 04.12. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital
  • Friday 11.12. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital
  • Friday 18.12. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital

Group 2

Participation is subject to the successfully passed public presentation of your dissertation project.

max. 20 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The workshop will take place online via Moodle.

  • Friday 13.11. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital
  • Friday 20.11. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital
  • Friday 27.11. 09:00 - 13:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Scientific writing is a complex activity that involves skill, discipline and creativity, practice and intuition. This workshop focuses on the practical side of writing through analyzing text examples, writing exercises and revising your own texts. Part 1 focuses on correctness, clarity and coherence in academic texts. The seminar contents include:
- A functional perspective on language (language as resource)
- Dos and Don’ts, common mistakes
- Clear and succinct style: Sentence structure, Word choice (formality/informality)
- Useful academic phrases Structure (chapters, section, and paragraphs)
- Conjunctions (expression logical relations between content)
- Punctuation
- Use of the tenses in academic writing
- Defining scope, formulating research questions/aims + titles
- Perspective/Positioning
- Paraphrasing and summarizing

The amis of this workshop are:

- To reflect your own writing practices and habits, discipline-specific norms and conventions as well as language competence in academic English
- To achieve correctness, clarity and coherence in academic texts
- To raise awareness of good practice with respect to both the writing process and the text as product
- To learn and practice writing techniques to improve efficiency and quality of both process and product

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:29