Academic Writing for Multilingual Graduate Students Workshop Series: Paragraph Patterns: 2024-10-11

Dates
Friday, October 11, 2024 - 1:30pm to 3:20pm
Location
Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Research Commons (RC), Room 7050.2
Registration dates
open until Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 6:00am

All times are Pacific Time Zone (Vancouver, BC, Canada).

This bi-weekly workshop series is designed for multilingual graduate students with limited experience writing academic English, “proficient users” with a dominant language other than English, as well as students whose dominant language is English. It is equally concerned with developing academic writers as it is improving academic texts.  Register for sessions that you're interest in: 

Using the Field, Tenor, and Mode Framework in Writing
Old to New Information Flow;
Paragraph Patterns;
Controlling the Theme;
Writing Problem Solution Text;
Constructing Effective Introductions and Conclusions

 Textbooks

  • Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B. (2021). Academic writing for graduate students: Essential tasks and skills (4th ed.). University of Michigan Press. 
    Note: A PDF will be distributed to all participants during the first session.
     
  • Caplan, N. (2020). Grammar choices for academic and professional writers. University of Michigan Press.
    Note: Optional textbook, available at Belzberg Library.

 

About the workshop

Paragraph Patterns

In this session, you'll explore how scientific research writers use topic development patterns to structure their paragraphs effectively. We'll focus on two key patterns: the linking pattern, which creates continuity and enhances the flow of your writing by seamlessly connecting ideas within and between paragraphs, and the repeated theme pattern, which reinforces key concepts through repetition. Through practical exercises, you'll learn to apply these patterns to ensure that your writing is cohesive, logically organized, and easily navigable for readers, ultimately improving the clarity and impact of your academic work.

 

Facilitator(s)
Tim Mossman
Audience
Graduate
Category
EAL/ESL
Writing
Workshop Series or Group
Academic Writing for EAL Graduate Students
Vancouver Research Commons Room 7050

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