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230741 Englisch: English Academic Writing IV: Writing for Theses, Dissertations, and other long texts. (S) (SoSe 2025)
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Note: this course takes place online, with weekly Zoom meetings and extensive work on Moodle.
This course is intended for any student who is writing, or plans to write a longer academic work in English. (BA thesis, MA thesis, or PhD dissertation, or other projects). While this course is not discipline-specific, general tactics and writing methods, as well as research methods and time management skills will be covered.
This course is open to all levels, but a minimum level of B2 is recommended.
Topics covered:
• Critical thinking and argumentation
• Research techniques and source evaluation
• Organizing your writing
• Writing literature reviews
• Style and tone in academic writing
• Editing and revision strategies
• Grant proposals and abstracts
• Preparing for publication
• Problems specific to German (or Spanish, Arabic, etc.) speakers when working in English
• Presenting your written work, particularly in a conference settingTopics are open to change/addition based on student feedback - this will be discussed during the first meeting.
Requirements for participation, required level
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NOTE: A c-test (placement test) result is not required for this course.
If you're not sure which writing course would be best for you, please send an email to fsz.english@uni-bielefeld.de
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Materials will be provided on Moodle.
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Dates ( Calendar view )
| Frequency | Weekday | Time | Format / Place | Period | |
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| weekly | Mo | 18-19:30 | ONLINE | 07.04.-18.07.2025 |
Subject assignments
| Module | Course | Requirements | |
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| 23-FSZ-M20_a Spracherwerb: Spezifische Fertigkeiten bzw. Spezialisierung in den Fremdsprachen | Spracherwerb: Spezifische Fertigkeiten bzw. Spezialisierung in den Fremdsprachen 1. Teil | Ungraded examination
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| Spracherwerb: Spezifische Fertigkeiten bzw. Spezialisierung in der Fremdsprache 2. Teil | Ungraded examination
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| Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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| Fachsprachenzentrumskurse | ENG; SK | 2.5 | unbenotet |
Students will prepare a research portfolio, consisting of:
- an abstract
- an annotated bibliography
- an outline
- one 8-10 page research paper
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- seminar (S) / 2
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- This lecture is taught in english
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- Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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