Information for
Quick links
Faculties
Writing for Academic Purposes
| Format | Face-to-face course on campus Campus, C3 1, Room 2.27 The course consists of a blend of live sessions, guided self-study and personal one-to-one meetings. |
| Course language | English (Level B2 required) |
| Course start | Tuesday, 28 April 2026. One-to-one meetings can be booked as of now via https://www.uni-saarland.de/fachrichtung/anglistik/writing-center.html |
| Course date and time | each Tuesday, 10.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. |
| Registration | until Monday, 27 April 2026, 10 a.m. via the registration form (click here) |
| Further information | Martin.kopf(at)uni-saarland.de |
| Course fee | free of charge for international Bachelor's and Master's students and doctoral students from all faculties of Saarland University |
| ECTS points | Those of you who are particularly dedicated will also be able to gain 1 Credit Point for the course. You will be required to complete 10 hourse worth of work by:
|
You are cordially invited to join this semester’s Writing for Academic Purposes. The course consists of a blend of live sessions on campus (not online), guided self-study, and personal one-to-one meetings, and will be taught by Martin Kopf-Giammanco in collaboration with the Writing Center at the UdS English department as well as Dan Honert.
The course will provide you with a basic overview of the most important aspects of academic writing and you will be given the opportunity to get personalised feedback on your written work. Some of the topics that will be covered include:
- Essay Structure
- Persuading an audience
- Paragraph and sentence structure
- Cohesion and coherence
- Summarising and paraphrasing
- Writing thesis statements
- Logical fallacies
- Thinking about research
- Revision
- Writing an abstract
There will be a number of sessions over the course of the semester. The exact number of the sessions and the content to be covered will be decided with the participants at the beginning of the course. The sessions will take place on Tuesdays. In addition, you will be able to sign up for personal one-to-one sessions with a writing tutor. Any questions, give Martin Kopf-Giammanco a shout!
Tutor:
Martin Christoph Kopf-Giammanco is a coordinator and writing consultant at the Writing Center and holds a PhD in linguistics from Saarland University. While his most recent degree focused on historical semantics, Martin has also studied critical discourse analysis, creative writing, and history, which affords him a versatile approach to guiding students through the writing process. Outside of Saarland University, Martin is the Program Director at the Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Saarland. When he finds some free time, he enjoys taking pictures of the city, abandoned industrial sites, and mushrooms.