What and for whom is the writing training?
The 2- or 3-day writing training is a workshop for anyone who wants to improve their writing skills in German. The workshop is led by trained student writing consultants.
The writing training is aimed at international students, doctoral candidates, Paderborn University academics, exchange students from partner universities and German learners on DSH courses.
What do we do there?
In open dialogue with each other and in individual, pair and group exercises, we will work on creative writing exercises or our own writing projects. The aim is to develop writing routines. The following questions, for example, will be answered:
- How does writing become a habit?
- What is the best way to start writing a text?
- How do I find good ideas?
- How do I organise my thoughts?
- How do I structure my text?
- How do I motivate myself to write?
When does the writing training course take place and how can I register?
The next writing training will take place on the following dates
Wed, 16th October 2024, 2pm - 4:30pm
Fri, 18th October 2024, 2pm - 4:30pm
Tue, the 22nd of October 2024, 2pm - 4:30pm
You can send your registration by email to SuLT@kw.uni-paderborn.de (subject: writing training).
What is Schreibzeit and who is it for?
Schreibzeit is a writing group for anyone who would like to improve their writing skills in German and work regularly in a group on their own writing projects from everyday university life. The writing group is led by trained student writing consultants.
The writing time is aimed at international students, doctoral students, Paderborn University academics, exchange students from partner universities and German learners on DSH courses.
What do we do there?
In open dialogue with each other and in individual, pair and group exercises, we will get to know a weekly writing strategy and work on creative writing tasks or our own writing project from everyday university life. We will work on a joint writing project.
The aim is to give you ideas for writing and to support you with your problems.
When does the writing time take place and how can I register?
The next writing time will take place on Wednesdays from 2:15pm to 4:45pm on the following dates in Mersinweg:
23/10/2024; 30/10/2024; 06/11/2024; 13/11/2024; 27/11/2024; 04/12/2024.
No registration is necessary, you can just turn up.
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Classroom “Mersinweg”: This classroom is located in the Studierendenwerk (STW) building in Mersinweg opposite building X (Mersinweg site plan). The entrance to this room is directly on the street. (see photo)
InRegioFIT
What and for whom are the InRegioFIT workshops?
In the 2-3 day workshops, typical study situations are scrutinised more closely and linguistic behaviour in these situations is practised. This includes, for example, preparing for exams, oral exams or writing theses, but also organising your own everyday life as a student, dealing correctly with AI and writing applications and conducting job interviews.
The workshops are aimed at international students and doctoral candidates at Paderborn University, exchange students from partner universities and German learners on DSH courses.
What do we do there?
Through input from the workshop leaders and concrete examples, orientation knowledge on the various topics is imparted. In individual, pair and group exercises, you will develop strategies for successful study/application and generally appropriate language behaviour in various situations. At the same time, you will learn to correctly assess your own strengths and weaknesses and to further develop your (language) skills in a targeted manner.
The following questions, among others, will be answered in the various workshops:
- How can I effectively integrate AI into my language work at university?
- How do I write polite emails to lecturers in order to receive targeted support?
- Which methods help me to avoid writer's block?
- How can I prepare myself well (linguistically and subject-wise) for written and oral exams?
- Can I be understood well? What can I do to make myself easier to understand?
- How do I check my term paper for comprehensibility, structure and linguistic correctness?
- How can I deal with exam anxiety?
- How do I recognise what is expected of me in a call for proposals? How do I write a suitable application?
When is the next workshop taking place and how can I register?
You can find all workshops with the option to register in PAUL.
You can also find more information about the project here: https: //www.uni-paderborn.de/studium/international-office/inregio/
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to jennifer.mueller@upb.de.