Writers' circles for English as an additional language students
Writers' circles are language workshops for research degree students for whom English is an additional language. Workshops focus on use of appropriate English conventions for research writing and speaking within the academic research context. They are conducted on all campuses, accommodate all discipline areas, and run in connection with the on-campus series (business, social sciences and humanities; and sciences, health sciences, engineering and technology).
Workshop content includes paraphrasing and reporting the ideas of others; developing a cohesive text using directives, linking words and theme; strengthening sentence construction through word order, agreement, verb choice, tentative language; and discussing grammar and punctuation. Activities focus on writing at the sentence, paragraph and section level, and provide constructive peer feedback on participants' research writing.
General workshops 2012
- Commencing series - February to July 2012
- Continuing to completing series - February to June 2012
Focused workshops 2012
January
5-day workshop
- English for research writing (all students)
February
2-day workshop
- English for writing a research paper (continuing to completing students)
April
2-day workshop
- Language for developing a thesis argument (continuing to completing students)
May
3-day workshop
- Facilitated writing (all students)
For a monthly listing of University-wide RESA workshops please visit the calendar of on campus workshops and events