begins:             feb 26, 2018

ends:                june 26, 2018

withdrawals:    may 10, 2018

schedule:        fridays 08:35-10:10am

room:               c02

The workshop Academic Writing offers a general introduction to the basics of writing academic texts such as internship reports and research papers.

[course info semester A2018]                                                                                                                                    

1. ‣syllabus 2018A
   

2. ‣cultural objects analysis
   

3. ‣how to read an article

topic 1|the internship report

1. ‣ Guidelines for Writing the Internship Report.
   

topic 2|academic writing

1. ‣Irvin, L. Lennie. "What Is “Academic” Writing?"  Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Ed. Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky. Vol. 1. West Lafayette, Indiana: Parlor Press, 2010. 3-17. LINK
   

topic 3|essay types 1, essay types 2

1. ‣Dirk, Kerry. "Navigating Genres."  Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Ed. Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky. Vol. 1. West Lafayette, Indiana: Parlor Press, 2010. 249-62. LINK
   

topic 4| incorporating your sources

1. ‣Haller, Cynthia R. "Walk, Talk, Cook, Eat: A Guide to Using Sources."  Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Ed. Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky. Vol. 2. Anderson, South Carolina: Parlor Press, 2011. 193-209. LINK
   

2. ‣Stedman, Kyle D. "Annoying Ways People Use Sources."  Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Ed. Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky. Vol. 2. Anderson, South Carolina: Parlor Press, 2011. 242-56. LINK
   

topic 5|the introduction

1. ‣Fassler, Joe. "Why Stephen King Spends 'Months and Even Years' Writing Opening Sentences." The Atlantic 2013. doing research LINK
   

topic 7|text, register, vocabulary

topic 8|terminology

topic 9|preparing your presentation

topic 10|final recommendations

1. ‣29 ways to stay creative

WRITING & RESEARCH TOOLS

1. ‣purdue online writing lab
   

2. ‣mla citation style
   

3. ‣zotero [research manager]
   

4. ‣virtual reference desk
   

5. ‣the free dictionary
   

6. ‣merriam webster
   

7. ‣base
   

8. ‣directory of open access journals
   

9. ‣education resources information center
   

10. ‣genesis
    

11. ‣google scholar
    

12. ‣intwine
    

13. ‣refseek
    

14. ‣search team
    

15. ‣social science research network