• Language features in English academic writing
• The structural features of English research papers
• Adapting one's writing to "journalese"
• General English features of relevance
• Exercises and discussions during sessions
• Workshop (discussing papers and abstracts provided by the participants)

• To help students acquire the writing skills required for drafting doctoral dissertations and academic papers in English
• To sensitize students to contrastive differences between German and English
• To assist students in adapting their writing to internationally accepted standards necessary for publishing papers in high-level academic journals

attendance compulsory, only one absence allowed

Lecture format including interactive discussions, exercises and homework, extensive discussions of pertinent points

• Active participation in class (exercises and discussions) (40%)
• Home assignments (60%)

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