Workshops (Volltexte)

Dozierende: Carly Crane
Termin: Fr, 19.01., 10-15 Uhr
Ort: SH 3.103
Maximale Teilnehmer:innen: 20

Beschreibung

The essay is an amorphous genre that originated as a literary form but has come to saturate English-speaking cultures and span mediums — documentary filmmaking, the photographic essay, and various podcast series are modeled on the kind of linear thinking displayed in the essay. In general terms, it is the central form through which we externalize clear, critical arguments: all essays regardless of medium or degree of formality present an organized perspective with the intention to persuade. In an academic context, this authorial perspective is governed by the dictums of academic argumentation: effective (that is, persuasive) academic essays develop a thesis, support that thesis with evidence, and anticipate objections or counterarguments. As such, good essay writing is not so much a faithful adherence to any one form as it is the effective communication of one's carefully considered and argued ideas.

This workshop will introduce participants to the academic essay, its purpose, its essential components, and its possible forms and argumentative structures. Students will read and analyze essays from a variety of contexts and academic genres as they explore the rhetorical style and argumentation of effective and persuasive writing. In addition, the workshop will cover various strategies for writing the academic essay. For example, students will receive practical guidance for developing a thesis, outlining, and testing an essay's argumentation. Students will leave the workshop with an improved understanding of the academic essay as a form and strategies for developing effective and persuasive academic essays.

The workshop will be conducted in English, will make use of English language materials, and will be led by a native English speaker (a U.S. American).

Inhalt

the academic essay genre, readers' expectations

writing effective thesis statements, introductions, body paragraphs, and argumentative structures

basic elements of argument

Mitzubringen

Paper and something to write with.

Voraussetzungen

All students from the 1st semester can register for this workshop. (This workshop was designed for students who have little to no experience writing in academic English.) Prerequisites for participation are your presence during the entire duration of the workshop and active participation. The workshops of the writing center can be used for the optional modules of many subjects. You will receive a proof of participation from us; the credit would be distributed by the department.

Barrierearmut

Gibt es Wege, wie wir dir die Teilnahme an unseren Workshops erleichtern können (z.B. durch regelmäßige kleine Pausen, eine große Schriftgröße in unseren Präsentationen, das Zusenden der Präsentationen mit Bildbeschrei-bungen vorab, ...)? Melde dich gerne unter Angabe des Workshops, an dem du teilnehmen möchtest, möglichst frühzeitig bei uns unter schreibzentrum@uni-frankfurt.de und wir versuchen, eine Lösung für dein Anliegen zu finden!  

Anmeldung

Nutze bitte das Anmeldeformular für alle Kurse und Workshops. Anmeldefrist ist sieben Tage vor  Workshop-beginn. WICHTIG: Wenn du dich kurzfristig zu einem unserer Workshops anmeldest, bekommst du nicht automatisch den Zugang zum OLAT-Kurs zugeschickt, in dem der Veranstaltungsort und andere wichtige Infos kommuniziert werden und in dem alle Materialien hochgeladen sind. Melde dich in diesem Fall bitte unbedingt bei uns unter schreibzentrum@uni-frankfurt.de, damit wir dir Link und Passwort für den OLAT-Kurs zukommen lassen können. 

Die Anmeldemaske zu unserem Kurs- und Workshopangebot wird jeweils am 1.4. für das Sommersemester und am 1.10. für das Wintersemester freigegeben.