Scientific Writing in English

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Target Group:

scholars and scientists who publish and write reports and articles in English and would like to improve their written English.

Objectives:

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

Content:

• Identifying and practicing common phrases and terms used in scientific writing
• common errors' correction
• working with texts from participants.

Recommended literature: Writing Scientific English A Workbook by Tim Skern ISBN 978-3-8252-3619-9

Methods:

• Error analysis
• Hand-outs
• Group reflection
• Peer review

Date and Location:

Date: Tu 4^th of December 2012, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.  AND (please choose one of the two dates): Tu 8^th of January 2013 oOR Tu 15^th January 2013, both from 2 - 6 p.m Location: Seminarraum 07, Franz Schwackhöfer-Haus, Peter Jordan Str. 82, 1190 Wien Group size: min. 6 - max. 12 persons

Registration and workshopfee:

Closing date: 20.11.2012 Registration only with the registration form fee: 40 €

Trainerin:

Mag. Swantje Cooper 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 interpreter. Adult education trainer since 1998, lecturer at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna since 2002.