This twelve-hour workshop is aimed at postgraduate students working on their theses or dissertations. We will provide you with the opportunity to refine your academic writing skills in an interactive, practical way and help you find solutions to your questions about academic writing in general.
A note on the price: R775 for SU students and staff, R1 550 for external participants
25 – 28 March (face-to-face)
5 – 8 August (online)
Our presenters are experts in academic writing who follow a practical and interactive approach to learning.
The venue and mode of delivery will be communicated before the workshop.
We will discuss various topics relating to writing theses and dissertations, such as the role of the reader, style, external and internal structure, coherence and argumentation. We will also discuss how to write specific sections of a thesis and dissertation.
The twelve hours are divided into eight 1.5-hour sessions spread over four mornings from 09:00-13:00. The mode of delivery (online or face-to-face) will be communicated before the workshop.
If you are joining us online, you’ll need access to a computer or laptop and a stable internet connection. If you are joining us in person, you just need to bring yourself and something with which to write.
Anyone can attend, but the workshop is specifically aimed at postgraduate students and researchers busy writing their theses or dissertations. We are happy to accommodate all levels of language and writing proficiency.
A maximum of 20 participants can be accommodated in the workshop. The application process consists of two steps: enrolment and registration. To enrol for the workshop, please click on the ‘Enrol now’ button below or at the top, and complete and submit the online enrolment form. The Writing Lab reserves the right to cancel the workshop should there be an insufficient number of enrolments.
A week before the workshop starts, you will receive an email from Selene Delport or Celestia February with a link to the workshop offering on Stellenbosch University’s Short Course Registration System (SCRS). Once you’ve entered your information into the system, you’ll receive an automated e-mail with all the payment details and instructions.
Please note that the full workshop fee will be levied if you cancel your registration after the closing date, or if you fail to attend. To cancel your enrolment, please email Selene Delport directly.
You will receive a certificate of attendance from the Stellenbosch University Language Centre once you have completed the workshop and we have received the full workshop fee. Certificates will be issued electronically only.
The workshop will help you develop your academic writing skills in order for you to refine your thesis or dissertation further. The purpose of the workshop is not to furnish you with a recipe or rigid writing ‘rules’, but rather to provide guidelines about writing strategies to effectively convey information, data, and arguments.
A note on the price: R775 for SU students and staff, R1 500 for external participants.
Any queries regarding SU’s Short Course Registration System and payment can be directed to Celestia February.
For more information about the workshop or to request a customised workshop for your department or research institution, please e-mail Selene Delport.
