Date/Time/Location
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Thursday, February 16, 2023
In person
About
This workshop aims to help graduate students with grammatical and stylistic features of English sentences that are often challenging for academic writers. You will learn and practice 鈥淪mart Sentence鈥� strategies, adapted from the work of Helen Sword and others, to improve the structure and style of sentences in your papers. Using these strategies, you will be better able to transform unclear and convoluted sentences into ones that are not only grammatical, but precise, vigorous, and enjoyable to read.
The workshop will include:
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路听听听听听听听听听A review of English sentence types and clauses
路听听听听听听听听听The 鈥渢opic and stress鈥� approach to sentence structure and style
路听听听听听听听听听鈥淔labby or Fit?鈥� Test your academic sentences
路听听听听听听听听听Smart Sentencing strategies and revision practice
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Facilitator
Ren茅e Lallier teaches academic writing to graduate and undergraduate students at the McGill Writing Centre. Ren茅e is a former CEGEP literature professor and has been an instructor with the MWC since 2014. Her current academic interests focus on helping emerging scholars write academic papers that are a pleasure rather than a chore to read.
Registration
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A few working days before the workshop, you will receive an email reminder.
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