Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication

This one-hour session demystifies citation beyond just mechanically following the rules of citation style guides by introducing the fundamental roles and functions of citations in academic writing. Designed for writers new to academic English, you will discover how effective citation practices can position your work within your field. Next session: Lunch & Learn: Transitions in Academic […]

The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) invite current graduate students to an on-campus writing retreat on Wednesday, March 19. This in-person event provides dedicated time to write and flourish together using the Pomodoro method. Coffee/tea/morning snack courtesy G+PS; please bring your own lunch. Registration is capped at […]

Researchers who study academic writing across the disciplines offer a number of evidence-based models for the macro-structure of research grant proposals. This writing workshop draws on that body of research to produce a versatile, malleable, and dynamic model or heuristic to help solve the problem of what a grant proposal achieves and how. Facilitator: Dr. Patty Kelly, Centre for […]

In this one-hour session, we will explore how scholars guide their readers through complex arguments using transitions. Through analyzing published research articles across disciplines, the facilitator will introduce common expressions that academic writers use to build relationships between ideas (e.g., contrast, cause-effect, elaboration) in order to tell a coherent research story. Also see previous sessions: […]

The research article is the most privileged form of publication in which academics present their intellectual contributions. As such, research article conclusions offer writers several final opportunities to engage with readers in this high-stakes writing situation. With conclusions in mind, the facilitator explores some of the organizational patterns of research articles written in English, while […]

Literature reviews accomplish several purposes for scholars writing up their research study, or research story, in order to summarize the scholarly conversation. In the introduction to a research article, research paper, or thesis chapter, for example, writers review research in order to provide readers with relevant background context to situate the current study. But how […]