Strengthen your academic writing conventions using corpus-based tools.
- Date(s)
- December 5, 2023
- Location
- Online (MS Teams)
- Time
- 14:00 - 16:00
You will learn to:
- Address specific language queries, e.g. “Is ‘on the other hand’ frequently used in academic writing?”
- Identify how a specific term or concept is phrased in hundreds of academic articles, in just a few clicks.
- Compile your own corpus to identify repetition, redundancies, and inconsistencies in your writing.
Some of the tools covered in this section include the Academic Phrasebank, the Academic Wordlist, Vocabulary Profiles… even ChatGPT! You will be encouraged to complete activities, engage with other students, and ask questions to extend your learning.
Meet the Consultant, Dr Fabiana Fausto McCracken
Dr Fabiana Fausto McCracken is a Researcher Development Consultant at the Graduate School. Fabiana has supported students in the development of their linguistic, academic, and research skills for over twenty years.
Previously, she was the manager of the Academic English and Pre-Sessional English Programmes at INTO QUB and worked as a research assistant in educational projects in Brazil and Northern Ireland. Fabiana completed a PhD in English from Queen’s University Belfast in 2014 and holds a Level 7 qualification in Leadership and Management.
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