The seminar syllabus includes theoretical and practical units for writing up a final thesis. Each theoretical unit is accompanied by practical workshop and includes home assignments. Students are invited to actively participate in order to develop their writing skills.
1. Academic English: style considerations & text organisation
2. Critical approach to reading, working with sources and collecting materials for your thesis
3. Academic integrity: how to avoid plagiarism
4. BA Degree thesis: structural elements
5. Writing a successful introduction: workshop
6. Writing a successful conclusion: workshop
7. Writing paragraphs for chapters: coherence and cohesion workshop
8. Bibliographic work: citations and references
9. Thesis formatting guidelines
10. Ethics and communication with tutors and supervisors; time-management

Bailey, Stephen. 2011. Academic Writing: a Handbook for International Students. 3rd edition. London/New York: Routledge