Kursbeschreibung

Course language: English

Target group:

This event is aimed at doctoral researchers of all faculties.

Two-Day-Seminar:

Monday, 2 February, 2026: Watch Input-Video via openOLAT and do exercises at your leisure.

Thursday, 19 February, 2026 morning and afternoon time slots for Q&A and editing feedback on turned-in texts via Zoom

Participants will be asked to:

email a page from their current or past work after having watched the video

provide a postal address to which the workbook can be posted to and their OpenOLAT access to be able to watch the video and do the exercises

Trainer:

Dr. Kimberly Crow

Content:

The workshop aims at improving non-native English speakers' academic writing skills by highlighting typical features and composing elements commonly applied by native speakers of English. After the workshop

   you will be familiar with the characteristic features of English and word(type) choices in English academic texts

   you will be familiar with the pitfalls that non-native speakers of English, especially German speakers, are vulnerable to when writing in English and strategies to avoid them.

   you will know how to develop a more fluent and lively style of writing

   you will be familiar with resources, aids, and strategies to help improve your writing on your own and selected punctuation issues

   you will be familiar with techniques for enlarging and retaining vocabulary

   you will have received editing feedback on your writing from the group and Dr. Crow during the live-online session on 14 July, 2022.

   you will have had amble time for discussions and questions

Registration:

We have decided to make the Graduate Centers qualification program avilable via the booking portal of Kiel University's Continuing Professional Development Center with immediate effect. You will find the respective courses listed under the category Exclusively for Doctoral Researchers. They are free of charge for doctoral researchers who are registered with the Graduate Center. To get access to these courses you must be registered with the Graduate Center, here.

Registrations are welcome until 18 January 2026. We will then determine whether the minimum number of 10 participants has been reached. Should the minimum number of participants not have been reached, the event will not take place due to financial reasons. Once the minimum number of participants has been reached, further registrations are possible until 8 days before the event begins.

Organizational details:

•    As a general rule, we expect you to participate in our online events with the camera switched on. Please comply with the request of the trainers and/or lecturers if they remind you to do so.
•    Please note the data protection statement of the Graduate Center.
•    Please find general information at the website of the Graduate Center for registration, waiting list and de-registration.
•    Please find general information at the website of the Graduate Center for sanctions.
•    In order to book courses through this portal, you will need to create a personal account. Once you have done so, you can use this account to register for the Graduate Center’s courses. This offers two main advantages:

1.    In addition to the Exclusively for Doctoral Researchers category, you will also have access to the full range of courses offered by the Continuing Professional Development Center and you can explore whether they might be of interest to you.
2.    You will have a consolidated record of all courses you have attended in one place.