Academic literacies. Writing in the Disciplines

Invitation to the annual symposium hosted by the Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use (CIP).

The aim of the annual CIP symposium is to discuss central issues regarding the use of languages at universities and work places.

This year, we focus on how students learn the writing skills required within their disciplines. Read more about the CIP symposium.

Presentations and panels will be primarily in English. Participants are welcome to ask questions in either English or Danish.

Please register by sending an e-mail to cip@hum.ku.dk before 21 October. Everyone is welcome to attend. Participation is free.

Programme

9:30 - 10:00   Registration and coffee 10.00-10.05  Welcome Anne Holmen, Director of
                      CIP, UCPH

10:05 - 11:05   Exploring Argumentation and Writing in the Disciplines: The Roles of
                       Learning to Argue and Arguing to Learn in Acquiring L2 Academic Literacy
                       Alan Hirvela, Ohio State University (US)

11:15 - 12:15   She’s a good writer, so she should do fine at university, right? Diane
                        Schmitt, Nottingham Trent University (UK)

12:15 - 13:00   Lunch (sandwiches and drinks will be served)

13:00 - 14:00   Improving students’ writing skills in the course Introduction to
                        Epidemiology Katja Årosin Laursen, CIP, UCPH

14:00 - 14:30   Coffe break (coffee, tea and sweets will be served) During the coffee
                        break you will be able to learn more about CIP and the activities
                        regarding academic writing at the University of Copenhagen

14:30 - 15:45   How do we strengthen the academic writing of the students in practice?
                        Panel discussion with guest speakers from the University of Copenhagen
                        Panel guests:

  • Dino Knudsen, the Saxo Institute, UCPH: Deliberate Practice. Can we draw inspiration for the teaching of writing from the training practices of violinists, ballet dancers and football players?
  • Sandi Michele de Oliveira, Dept of English, Germanic and Romance Studies, UCPH: Improving team projects through collaborative writing exercises
  • Pernille Rattleff, TEACH, UCPH: New ways of developing students’ academic writing skills at the Faculty of Humanities
  • Each panelist will make a short presentation, followed by a 30 minutes debate with the other speakers and the audience.

15:45 - 16:00   Closing remarks Anne Holmen, Director of CIP.