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Titre

The Structure & Logic of Scientific Articles and Writing Titles & Abstracts

Dates

20 June 2014

Lang EN Workshop language is English
Organisateur(s)/trice(s)
Intervenant-e-s

Dr Tanja Wranik

Description

Writing good titles and abstracts requires both linguistic ability and basic communication skills. In particular, scientific English follows clear and simple rules with a specific structure and logic. Knowledge of how parts of speech and sentences form clear paragraphs is essential to writing abstracts that contain a great deal of information in less than 250 words. Understanding the audience and tailoring the message for a specific goal will also help ensure that the information is effective.

The purpose of this course is first to present the structure and logic of scientific English. We will start out with the parts of speech, discuss the three verb tenses used in scientific English, and then discover the merits of using simple rather than complex sentences. Particular attention will be paid to prepositional phrases, adjectives, and adverbs, which are frequently used but rarely necessary. Finally, we will focus on paragraph structure in the English language. The paragraph is the primary unit of good scientific writing.

The second part of the course will focus on titles and abstracts. Titles are highly effective phrases, and abstracts are highly specialized paragraphs.

All participants will be required to write a title and an abstract of their doctoral dissertation in 250 words or less before the course, and should bring 5 copies of their work to class. These will be used to discuss common mistakes and best practices. Through small-group work and interactive discussion, students will learn how to choose the best information for their titles and abstracts, depending on the audience and goals.

The course will focus on the rules and techniques for writing and reading empirical articles, and is therefore applicable to doctoral students in any discipline who conduct empirical research (e.g. field studies, case studies, laboratory experiments, observation)

Lieu

Université de Genève COMPLET

Information

Date : Friday 20th June, 2014

Schedule: 10h15 - 18h

Location : Université de Genève

Niveau d'anglais: Dès B1. Les doctorants doivent pouvoir lire un article scientifique en anglais (et comprendre 60 à 70 %), écrire un "abstract" de 250 mots de leur recherche en anglais et être capable de comprendre une personne qui parle en anglais lentement. La formation sera donnée en anglais.

Instructor : Tanja Wranik obtained her PhD in Psychology from the University of Geneva and was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University.  She taught Applied Psychology at the University of Geneva for six years and during this time helped develop the Master of Advanced Studies in Human Resources and Career Development, jointly run by the University of Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchâtel, and Fribourg. Tanja is a licensed work and organizational psychologist, FSP, APSYTRA, a certified coach, and provides consulting services to organizations throughout Switzerland and Europe. She also teaches postgraduate-level courses and workshops at several Universities and Business Schools.

Frais

Participants are eligible for reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train between the town of their university and the location of the workshop (half-fare card, 2nd class).

Places

15

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