Workshop: Grammar Workout (B2 or Above)

Grammar Workout (B2 or Above)

Grammar is often associated with memorizing rules and doing boring exercises. It is also quite common (some might say even fashionable) to argue that the correct use of grammar has little impact on communicative success. If, by contrast, you feel that good grammar is actually essential for good communication, and that you would therefore like to revise key areas of English grammar in a friendly and supportive atmosphere, then you’ll enjoy this workshop.

Target Group

Faculty who wish to brush up on English grammar in a relaxed and non-judgemental environment.

Workshop Goals

Having attended this course, you should be able to

• Deploy grammatical resources appropriately
• Avoid common pitfalls
• Appreciate the interrelationship between grammar, vocabulary, and communicative effectiveness

Workshop Content

• Tenses
• Sentence structure
• Linking devices
• Adverbs
• How to avoid frequent mistakes

Other topics will be dealt with at the participants’ request.

Location, Date and Time

On Wednesdays, 9.00 am - 11.00 am
 

All registered participants will be informed of the location by email one week before the event.

Fees and Registration

This workshop is open to a limited number of participants. The registration deadline is 3 October 2018.

Please note that you should notify us before the registration deadline if you are unable to attend the workshop. Otherwise the full fee will be charged.
Please let the Personnel Development and Planning Office know if you will not be attending. There are often waiting lists for the workshops, and this will give one of your colleagues the chance to attend. In addition, if we can fill the vacancy with someone from the waiting list, no cancellation charges will apply for you.

To sign up for this workshop, please click "Register" at the bottom of this page. For any further information please contact Elke Rittersbacher (elke.rittersbacher@wu.ac.at, Ext. 4448).

Trainer

Prof. Dr. Gerlinde Mautner   Professor of English Business Communication, WU Honorary Visiting Professor, Cass Business School (City University, London, UK) Research focus: organisational and marketing communication; critical discourse analysis; legal discourse (see https://www.wu.ac.at/ebc/about-us/team/gerlinde-mautner/ Frequently conducts research at British universities Has published widely in international outlets Acts as a reviewer for top-rated journals Many years of experience in training post-docs and faculty in academic writing Author of Englische Grammatik für die Wirtschaftskommunikation (Linde-Verlag, 3rd ed., 2014), Wissenschaftliches Englisch: Stilsicher Schreiben in Studium und Wissenschaft (utb 3444; Konstanz: UVK, 2nd ed., 2016) and Discourse and Management: Critical Perspectives Through the Language Lens (Palgrave, 2016).

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