https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/ 2026-04-20T22:05:24+00:00 https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/ https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2024-09-06T07:30:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/doku.php?id=en:courses:training:element-03:lecture-notes:lc-ln-01&rev=1725607805&do=diff L01: Introduction Introduction to Academic Writing in English “The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.” (Robert Cromier, American author and journalist) In this session, we will focus on academic/science writing in English in general terms. Questions we will address are why we need to write in English, what is generally understood by academic/science writing in English, and which personal writing challenges we face. In… text/html 2024-09-06T07:30:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/doku.php?id=en:courses:training:element-03:lecture-notes:lc-ln-02&rev=1725607823&do=diff L02: Academic writing: style In this session, we will focus on the stylistic elements of academic writing in English. We will concentrate on the word level, move on to the sentence level and review important textual markers. You will have the chance to practice the individual topics. text/html 2023-09-12T11:57:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/doku.php?id=en:courses:training:element-03:lecture-notes:lc-ln-03&rev=1694519872&do=diff L03: Writing task: summary “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” (Mark Twain) This session addresses your ability to summarize, paraphrase and quote since these are crucial academic writing skills, which help you use secondary literature and studies effectively to support your own findings. In addition, knowing how to summarize and paraphrase are especially important in order to avoid plagiarism. Here you have a chance to practice. text/html 2023-08-31T07:30:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/doku.php?id=en:courses:training:element-03:lecture-notes:lc-ln-04&rev=1693467048&do=diff L04: Paragraphs and markers In this session, we will first look at the building blocks of academic texts: paragraphs. What is a paragraph? How can I write good paragraphs? What is a topic sentence? How can I connect paragraph to paragraph and/or ideas and sentences within a paragraph? Which are common discourse markers and what do they mean? text/html 2023-09-01T12:46:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/doku.php?id=en:courses:training:element-03:lecture-notes:lc-ln-05&rev=1693572365&do=diff L05: Proofreading and editing In this session, you will have the chance to practice proofreading your peer’s text and receive feedback on your own writing. We will start by paying attention to wordiness; a common error in academic writing. Things we cover in this session text/html 2023-08-31T07:34:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/doku.php?id=en:courses:training:element-03:lecture-notes:lc-ln-06&rev=1693467267&do=diff L06: Structure of an article In this session, we will focus on the structure of a standard scientific article, a genre with distinct features Things we cover in this session * Standard structure * Hourglass model * Tenses used in each section text/html 2025-09-19T07:51:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/doku.php?id=en:courses:training:element-03:lecture-notes:lc-ln-07&rev=1758268278&do=diff L07: Plagiarism and referencing In this session, you will have a quick look at the worst academic crime you can commit, plagiarism, and referencing. We will investigate what plagiarism actually is and how to avoid it. We will also briefly analyze which kind of material needs to referenced. text/html 2024-09-06T07:31:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/doku.php?id=en:courses:training:element-03:lecture-notes:lc-ln-08&rev=1725607908&do=diff L08: Publishing In this session, you will learn more about the publication process and all aspects that need to be considered. Among those are the peer-review process, the choice of suitable journal, impact factor, and style sheets. Things we cover in this session text/html 2024-09-20T10:16:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.geotraining.geomedienlabor.de/doku.php?id=en:courses:training:element-03:lecture-notes:lc-ln-09&rev=1726827391&do=diff L09: AI and academic writing In this session, you will learn more about how AI has changed the “business” of academic writing, how it practically helps us but also how to use it carefully. Things we cover in this session * Looking at general ideas