Academic Writing (Humanities & Social Sciences)

Graduate Studies Support Program

This workshop is part of the Graduate Studies Support Program of Berlin University Alliance. For an overview of all Graduate Studies Support Program events, click here.

Objectives
Writing academic research papers or dissertations in English can be a daunting task. This workshop attempts to make this task less daunting by increasing your awareness of the reader’s expectations. 

Content

• How to frame a research question, how to organize an introduction to a research paper or a dissertation
• How to organize a literature review, a methods section, a results section, a book review, etc.
• Discuss what is considered good academic writing style, and what we can do to improve your writing style
• How does a good writer make complex, difficult thoughts easier to understand?
• How can you write more concisely, improve your flow, create more coherence in your writing?
• How to improve your self-editing and how best to respond to the suggestions made by a reviewer