John O’Donoghue MA Fachbereich Business, Computer Science and Law Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau Hochschulring 1 15745 Wildau Email: [email protected] Wahlfach: Academic Writing A course in writing skills for academic purposes Time: 06.-10.03 2017, 9.45-15.30 Place: Room 419/House 100 Cost: Free of charge This course is designed for all Bachelor and Master students at the TH Wildau, both German and international, who wish to write papers or their dissertation in English and would like to develop their writing skills. The focus will be on key concepts of academic writing such as: Writing introductions Being critical Describing methods Referring to literature Reporting and discussing results Writing conclusions Transition statements Hedging Coherence This corpus-based course will offer practice in processes and strategies that enable students to present their work in a clear and coherent fashion. A variety of free online tools will be demonstrated which enable students to make their writing more formal and academic. Particular attention will be paid to collocations (how words are combined to form phrases) and the challenges that German students face when they seek to develop their own academic style. Students are welcome to bring along their own academic work so that individual feedback can be provided on the final day. To be offered 6th till 10th March 2017 as an intensive course comprising 30 hours. This course is free for all students, but please register with John O’Donoghue by 15 February 2017; [email protected]