Objectifs :
• Improve your grammatical accuracy and your written scientific style.
• Promote your contribution to the literature in the “abstract” and the introduction of the article.

Programme :
Morning

> The most frequent grammatical errors identified in scientific articles: explanations and practical exercises;
> Characteristics of good scientific style in English: brainstorming and examples;
> Choosing a catchy title;
> Writing an abstract:
– The purpose of an abstract. How to make it attractive.
– The structure of an abstract;
– Drawing attention to your contribution to the literature;
– Reading authentic abstracts written by scientists of various disciplines and analysis of their structure;
– Improving your abstract: practical exercise.

Afternoon

> “Peer feedback” on abstracts
> Strategy to develop scientific style and vocabulary through active reading;
> Writing the introduction:
– Techniques for getting started: examples;
– Different possible structures for the introduction;
– Reading and analysis of some extracts of introductions;
– Citing the literature;
– Improving your introduction – practical exercise.

Pré-requis :
Prerequisites:

> BEFORE THE TRAINING: Send an email to anne.roulin@psl.eu with your abstract of your article (for rereading and corrections by the teacher).

> DAY OF TRAINING: Bring your abstract.

ATTENTION: the training is entirely in ENGLISH

Equipe pédagogique :
Carmel Connell