About the course
Content
Academic Writing - Intercultural Learning - Collaborative Writing - Writer's Groups
The group work will start with a virtual kick-off workshop in which participants get to know each other and their respective (disciplinary) cultures, form groups, engage in teambuilding exercises and will learn about rules and challenges of intercultural teamwork, constructive feedback and academic writing. at the end of the project, there will be a final virtual workshop in which participants present their results and reflect on the whole process of working collaboratively in an intercultural group.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the participants should be able to:
- express themselves in scientific language in academic texts
- analyze features of scientific language in authentic texts
- implement scientific formulations in their own academic texts
- analyze their own academic writing style
- reflect and implement their individual multilingualism and use this resource for their own academic texts
- write and work collaboratively in intercultural teams
- think critically and solution-oriented regarding the 5 ENLIGHT flagship areas
Programme
The group work will start with a virtual kick-off workshop in which participants get to know each other and their respective (disciplinary) cultures, form groups, engage in teambuilding exercises and will learn about rules and challenges of intercultural teamwork, constructive feedback and academic writing. at the end of the project, there will be a final virtual workshop in which participants present their results and reflect on the whole process of working collaboratively in an intercultural group.
Assessment
Final presentation. Participating in all the workshops and team meetings is compulsory; active participation in the workshops is required.
Lecturers
- Dr. Djuddah A.J. Leijen, PhD., Associate Professor of English, College of Foreign Languages and Culture (Head of the Centre for Academic Writing and Communication, University of Tartu, Estonia)
- Dr. Sarah Haas, PhD., (UGent Writing Mentors, Programme founder and faculty advisor, Gent University, Belgium)
- Dr. Melanie Brinkschulte, PhD., (Head of the Key Competencies Area: Intercultural Interactions, Universitay of Göttingen, Germany)
- Dr. Ella Grieshammer, PhD., (Head of the International Writing Lab, University of Göttingen, Germany)
- Lefkothea Sinjari, M.A. (research associate and coordinator of ENLIGHT projects at the International Writing Lab, University of Göttingen, Germany)