Even with a more than adequate or even excellent command of English, writing a paper or even a thesis can be challenging. Not only do we want to get across what we have found out in years of arduous academic labour, we also want our text to draw the reader in, make them want to go on reading and finding out what we have to say. Academic writing styles are very different from language to language and even within one language – as is the case in English. Even the structure of an essay or thesis presents itself differently depending on the language it is written in.

In this workshop, I want to show you how to make your writing more stylish without losing its seriousness. Through a number of short lectures on topics like vocabulary, grammar faux-pas and idioms useful and treacherous as well as writing exercises and samples from your own writing we will work on the presentation of your research results in modern, approachable and scholarly English that will be a joy to read and transport your important findings admirably.

• better structuring of texts in a foreign-language context;
• heightened sensitivity for different registers of vocabulary;
• more fluent phrasing through streamlined writing;
• awareness for cultural differences between English and other languages as well as within Englishes.

• short tour of introductions;
• input from the trainer;
• peer-to-peer case consultation;
• Q&A.