Course description

Dates

Fridays, 9:15–10:45 AM (from 12.04.2024 to 19.07.2024)             

Location

In-person course

Target group

All employees who already have at least a C1 level of English who would like to improve or perfect their academic writing skills.

Contents

What are the most common culprits of ineffective or faulty sentences? Would you like to be more proficient at identifying these issues in your writing and revising academic texts?

This course is designed to help graduate students and scholars from all academic disciplines communicate clearly, concisely, and coherently. Practical exercises and short writing tasks will help you apply the concepts covered during each session and hone your detective and editing skills. Additionally, you will receive personalized coaching and feedback on your writing from a native English speaker. The course content will be tailored to the participants and may include the following topics:

• advanced tips for clear and concise writing;

• how to communicate your thoughts so that they are more easily assimilated;

• common grammatical errors and word usage errors;

• revising your writing.

Note: This course builds upon the topics and exercises covered in Academic Writing in English I; however, it is possible to enrol in this course without having completed Part I.

Number of participants

max. 12 participants

Trainer

Dr. Pamela Heidi Douglas

Trainer´s background

Pamela Heidi Douglas is a lecturer at Paderborn University and a native English speaker. Originally from Canada, she has studied and taught English in countries across Europe, North America, and Africa. After completing her Ph.D. at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Heidi began teaching English courses at Paderborn University in 2018. She also has over ten years of experience as a proofreader and editor of academic manuscripts and texts.

Notes

The seminar is designed as a face-to-face seminar. You will be informed of the room with the invitation.

To find out your language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), you can take the following online tests: British Council Placement Test or Cambridge General English Test.

Registration deadline

11.03.2024

On the registration deadline, we will decide whether an event can take place based on the number of registrations. Therefore, please register promptly if you are interested. The more registrations we receive, the more certain we can hold the event. Late registrations will be accepted if there are still places available.