{"id":3715,"date":"2016-04-06T10:38:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T08:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=3715\/"},"modified":"2017-01-20T20:54:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T20:54:12","slug":"got-confidence-from-academic-english-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/got-confidence-from-academic-english-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Got confidence from Academic English workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many students struggle when it comes to writing their BA project or thesis. It is the first time they are confronted with the task of having to write an academic paper. One of the challenges for students, especially for those who aren’t native English speakers, is having to write in formal academic English.<\/p>\n

The goal of the Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use (CIP) is to help those students. The CIP offers a range of support, from one-on-one language learning to one-day intensive language workshops for students.<\/p>\n

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“I attended the workshop to gain further confidence in written academic English. Everybody can benefit from it. It especially helped me to express myself more clearly”, says economics student Peter Vallebo.<\/p>\n

Higher grades after workshop<\/h2>\n

Academic English is much more than long words and even longer sentences. It is a formal style with its own set of conventions, vocabulary and structure. Different academic fields have their own writing conventions and styles. A humanities paper is written very differently from a biology paper.<\/p>\n

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L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n

Danish students: We need more language skills <\/a> <\/div>\n

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Nina Rasmussen, an academic language consultant at CIP, runs workshops tailored to specific study programmes. The workshops are practical and hands-on, with real life examples and exercises. Students can submit their papers to receive feedback on how to improve their writing style.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found Nina’s workshop really helpful. She explained things in a scientific context, which made a lot of sense. Furthermore, her feedback on my own writing was really useful\u201d, says Peter who received the top mark ’12’ for his thesis.<\/p>\n

You can’t edit a blank page<\/h2>\n

Academic writing is a skill that can be learnt. But like all skills, it takes practice. While using long, latinate words may look impressive, they can make a text seem too wordy. Students should aim for simplicity and coherence.<\/p>\n

For those students looking for help, Nina Rasmussen offers some sound advice.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t edit a blank page, so the first step is to write as much as you can, then edit it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The course catalogue which includes academic English is here.<\/a><\/p>\n

universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n

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can polish their academic English and improve their grades at workshops run by the Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use","use_post_excerpt":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":false,"contributors":[{"use_registered_user":false,"user":false,"contributor_name":"Hiroki Takano","contributor_title":" ","contributor_image":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>Many students struggle when it comes to writing their BA project or thesis. It is the first time they are confronted with the task of having to write an academic paper. One of the challenges for students, especially for those who aren’t native English speakers, is having to write in formal academic English.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use (CIP) is to help those students. The CIP offers a range of support, from one-on-one language learning to one-day intensive language workshops for students.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/11279\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/susanne_bugel.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/11279\">Without workshops students fail<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>“I attended the workshop to gain further confidence in written academic English. Everybody can benefit from it. It especially helped me to express myself more clearly”, says economics student Peter Vallebo.<\/p>\n<h2>Higher grades after workshop<\/h2>\n<p>Academic English is much more than long words and even longer sentences. It is a formal style with its own set of conventions, vocabulary and structure. Different academic fields have their own writing conventions and styles. A humanities paper is written very differently from a biology paper.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/26607\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/matriculationuniavisen.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/26607\">Danish students: We need more language skills <\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nina Rasmussen, an academic language consultant at CIP, runs workshops tailored to specific study programmes. The workshops are practical and hands-on, with real life examples and exercises. Students can submit their papers to receive feedback on how to improve their writing style.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found Nina’s workshop really helpful. She explained things in a scientific context, which made a lot of sense. Furthermore, her feedback on my own writing was really useful\u201d, says Peter who received the top mark ’12’ for his thesis.<\/p>\n<h2>You can’t edit a blank page<\/h2>\n<p>Academic writing is a skill that can be learnt. But like all skills, it takes practice. While using long, latinate words may look impressive, they can make a text seem too wordy. Students should aim for simplicity and coherence.<\/p>\n<p>For those students looking for help, Nina Rasmussen offers some sound advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t edit a blank page, so the first step is to write as much as you can, then edit it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/cip.ku.dk\/english\/course_catalogue\/#ku-faner2\" target=\"_blank\">course catalogue which includes academic English is here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a good story? We would like to <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/how-share-stories-university-post\" target=\"_blank\">hear from you<\/a>. 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