DESTINATION DISSERTATION A Week of Dissertation Support for

Doctoral Students in Applied Linguistics (limited number of participants: 15 persons)

Please register via E-Mail until October 9th: a.wasiri-boecker@uni-koeln.de (Annalena Wasiri)

About the presenter: Lisa Russell-Pinson, Ph.D. is the Faculty Associate for Academic Writing in the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (USA). She earned her doctorate in applied linguistics from Georgetown University, and her research focuses on advanced academic writing. In her role as Faculty Associate, Dr. Russell-Pinson teaches writing to graduate students and supports doctoral dissertation writers at all stages of the dissertation process. Dr. Russell-Pinson has worked with dissertation writers in a variety of disciplines and from a number of language backgrounds, and she looks forward to working with you!

Making the Implicit

Explicit: Focus on Text

Date: November 13 Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m. Location: 5th floor, HoP, Luxemburgerstr. 299, 50939 Cologne

In this presentation, you will: • Learn the expectations of readers of

academic English • Understand the structure of

empirical research writing in English • Apply strategies for improved

coherence in English

We Are What We Repeatedly Do:

Focus on Process

Date: November 14 Time: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Location: 5th floor, HoP, Luxemburgerstr. 299, 50939 Cologne

In this presentation, you will: • Learn best practices for composing

academic texts • Identify affective factors in high-

stakes writing and strategies for managing them

• Understand practices to increase productivity

Write Here, Write Now:

Focus on Progress* Dates: November 15-17 Time: 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Location: 5th floor, HoP, Luxemburgerstr. 299, 50939 Cologne

In this writing retreat, you will: • Write on a schedule • Apply information from previous

presentations • Build community by writing in the

company of others • Get support and feedback from a

writing specialist *Please bring a laptop & power cord.