Academic Writing

Every second Thursday 4pm to 8pm, starting on the 21st of October 2021. Please check in Moodle for up to date information.

Notice: Please use this class to accompany and support your current or upcoming writing assignment(s), i.e. term paper, Bachelor Thesis, Master Thesis or any other academic writing project.

Feeling at home in academic writing – and in the academic world in general – is an important prerequisite for academic success and student’s satisfaction. Also, it is a challenging process that we all go through in our own way and it’s great to have guides and company in this learning journey.

The main approach of the class is to provide a structured space to address and deal with any concerns, questions and troubles with writing. There will be regular opportunities for Q&A, discussion and feedback. The focus of the class is to support students to see themselves as writers who express themselves and participate in the academic world.

Aims and Content: Academic writing is a process, a product of that process and a set of skills necessary in the process. Acquiring complex academic literacy is the aim of this class while practicing English for Academic Purposes. We will start by looking at basic academic writing conventions such as “KISS” meaning: “keep it short and simple”. Then, we will move on to explore “IMRaD”, the widely used format for scientific papers: introduction, methods, results and discussion.

The class will take place online using Moodle and BigBlueButton.

Resources:

• Macgilchrist, Felicitas (2014): Academic Writing.
• Morley, John (2014): Phrasebank.
• Wayne et al (2008): The Craft of Research.

2 SWS / ECTS 1