Writing Centre German

The aim of the workshops and individual coaching sessions is to teach fundamental writing techniques and to support students who have specific problems in writing term papers or final theses.

The Writing Centre’s walk-in coaching hours take place Mondays from 10:00 to 12:00 at Sankt Augustin Campus and Tuesdays from 14:00 - 16:00 at Rheinbach Campus. Feel free to come by with any questions you may have on writing in German!
You can find the Writing Centre in Sankt Augustin directly next to the library in room A102.2, in Rheinbach in room I216.

The Writing Centre German is a service available to all students from all departments. The aim is to support students in academic and professional writing.

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In workshops and individual coaching sessions, students can discuss their texts and receive tips and guidance on the following topics:

The specifics of different types of texts (academic papers, thesis, seminar papers, work placement reports, final papers, applications et cetera)
Literature research
Reading strategies
Structuring your paper
Academic language structures and styles
Citing and quotations
Linguistic revision / reviewing and reworking your text
Dealing with writer's block
Tips on further reading / internet sites/ workshops on writing techniques

Coaching sessions:

During term:

Rheinbach: Tuesdays, 14:00 - 16:00, room I216 or arrange an online appointment
Sankt Augustin: Mondays, 10:00 - 12:00, room A102.2 or arrange an online appoinment

Individual online appointments can be arranged also during the lecture free period.

Workshops:

Haus- und Bachelorarbeiten schreiben - Basics der deutschen Grammatik
Haus- und Bachelorarbeiten schreiben - Rechtschreibung und Zeichensetzung
Haus- und Bachelorarbeiten schreiben - Wie entwickle ich eine wissenschaftliche Forschungsanfrage?
Haus- und Bachelorarbeiten schreiben – Gliederung, Einleitung und Schluss
Haus- und Bachelorarbeiten schreiben – Texte sinnvoll zusammenfassen
Haus- und Bachelorarbeiten schreiben - Stilistik: Richtig und überzeugend formulieren
Haus- und Bachelorarbeiten schreiben - Englische Quellen ins Deutsche übertragen
Haus- und Bachelorarbeiten schreiben - Schreibblockaden überwinden
Haus- und Bachelorarbeiten schreiben - Vom Lesen zum Schreiben
Haus- und Bachelorarbeiten schreiben - Argumentation

Information on the workshop content is available on LEA, where you also could register.