Academic Writing for Multilingual Graduate Students Workshop Series: Constructing Effective Introductions and Conclusions

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

 

About the workshop

Constructing Effective Introductions and Conclusions

In this session, you will learn techniques for crafting compelling introductions that engage your readers and set the stage for your text. Additionally, you'll explore strategies for writing strong conclusions that effectively summarize and emphasize key points. Through practical exercises, you'll apply these techniques to your own writing, enhancing your ability to create engaging openings and impactful endings.

 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.

 

Audience
Graduate
Category
EAL/ESL
Writing

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