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980044 TS Academic Writing in English (2020W)
Part 1
Continuous assessment of course work
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Participation is subject to the successfully passed public presentation of your dissertation project.
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 is open from We 02.12.2020 13:30 to Th 28.01.2021 23:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 28.01.2021 23:00
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max. 20 participants
Language: English
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Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The workshop will take place online via Moodle.
Friday
12.02.
09:00 - 13:00
Digital
Friday
19.02.
09:00 - 13:00
Digital
Friday
26.02.
09:00 - 13:00
Digital
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
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Last modified: Th 11.02.2021 13:49
- 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 summarizingThe 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