Scientific Writing in English

0801 Scholars and scientists who publish and write reports in English and would like to improve their written English. 

  • Improving written expression in English
  • Easing the writing process by addressing common areas of difficulty

  • Identifying and practicing common phrases and terms used in scientific writing
  • Style specific features of scientific English
  • Common errors' correction
  • Working with texts from participants
  • Exercises
  • Abstracising
  • Error analysis
  • Hand-outs

Min. 6 - max. 12 persons Duration: 1 day Date: Tuesday 15.11.2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as a general introduction for everyone; Monday 5.12.2011 from 1 p.m. to 5 pm or Tuesday 6.12.2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a small group session focusing on texts created by the individual participants (up to 6 participants each). Let us know your preferred date when registering please! Closing date: Monday 31.10.2011 Location:  seminar room 07, Franz Schwackhöfer-Haus, Peter-Jordan-Str. 82, 1190 Vienna;

Registration only with the registration form. Seminar fee: 60 Euro

Mag. Swantje Cooper Grew up in Austria and Turkey, studied in Austria and the U.S. 1992 graduation Mag. Phil. English/Spanish Interpreting. Project management for EU projects in the area of mobility management. Translator and interpretor. Adult education trainer since 1998, lecturer at the University of Natural Ressources and Life Sciences in Vienna since 2002.