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Graduate Seminar in Academic Writing Coming Back this Spring | These are Free |
Apply by January 5, 2014 for Full Consideration
***Submission of working draft (5 double-spaced pages) required prior to the beginning of session
***Submission of a $100 deposit check required (it will be refunded upon satisfactory completion of the seminar based on attendance/contribution to workshop)
During 2013-14 school year, the University Writing Center will offer no-cost seminars in academic writing for UConn graduate students. While there will be some direct instruction, individual conferences, and possibly guest lectures by UConn faculty, the seminars will focus on peer-reviewing each participant’s working draft—that is, the course will adopt neither a lecture nor skills-and-drills format but instead function as an interactive workshop. When the class concludes, participants will be encouraged to form ongoing writing groups.
These seminars do not carry UConn academic credit, nor are they graded. We simply aim to help graduate students improve their writing in ways that will serve them well in their academic careers.
Learning to write well takes time, commitment, and experience, and while no single course can do the job, this 5-week seminar will give participants guided practice in becoming more skilled writers of research and scholarship. Students must come with a working project (for example, a dissertation chapter, journal article, grant proposal, or course paper) because they will apply the strategies covered in class to that ongoing project.
During the Spring 2014, the seminar will be offered once:
· Spring session: Mondays, 3 - 6 pm, from Jan 27 to Feb. 24
Participants are expected to commit 3 additional hours per week to complete assignments and peer-reviewing the drafts of others.
Applicants must be full-time, degree-seeking UConn graduate students. International students are welcome.
The application form is available online (please sign in using UConn email address to complete and send your application):https://docs.google.com/a/uconn.edu/forms/d/1Fsyo0cH6sYg7PeXXtb8ZzVRw_XH6bK959mEVSyoTMA4/viewform
For full consideration, please submit your application by January 5, 2014. Applications submitted after that date will be considered if spaces are available.
Course enrollment is limited to 25 students per session. If we receive more applications than there are seats available (which is likely), we will make decisions about enrollment based on seniority, the urgency of the proposed project, the degree of fit between the course and the applicant’s writing project, the application submission date, and the motivation of the applicant. We expect to inform applicants about acceptances and session assignments in early January.
If you have questions, please contact Miho Iwata at miho.iwata@uconn.edu.
These seminars are made possible through funding from the Graduate School and the University Writing Center. Other opportunities for graduate writing support include individualized tutorials at the Writing Center, Graduate
Writing Retreats, and Dissertation Boot Camps. For details on graduate writing support, please visit our website: http://writingcenter.uconn.edu/gradsupport.php
For more information, contact: Miho Iwata at miho.iwata@uconn.edu