Rationale

Since 1999, the Center for Academic Writing has provided a range of consultancy and training projects for the development of writing and writing teaching in the region of Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. We work with institutions that are keen to raise awareness of academic writing and train local teachers and researchers, so as to improve the quality of writing, both in English and in local languages in universities in the region.

For institutions in Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS, the CEU Special and Extensions Program may provide funding if your institution is interested in a training course or consultancy visit. For institutions elsewhere in the world we can provide services at very reasonable rates. For more information, contact John Harbord.
 

Training Courses for Teachers of Academic Writing 

Our staff have run many courses training teachers of English to teach academic writing in university settings, moving away from English language teaching and towards teaching writing as a life skill. The objective of the course is to equip local teachers with the skills to teach writing to their students.

Training Courses for Teachers of Social Sciences 

We also run courses training social science faculty to use writing in their own teaching, whether in English or in the students' own language. These courses focus on the role of writing as a learning and an assessment tool and the connection between writing and course goals.

Academic Writing Courses for PhD Students and Research Faculty

Our most popular courses are those training PhD students and junior faculty whose first language is not English how to do advance research writing in English. The courses cover key issues such as familiarity with conventions of published genres and effective use of sources in argumentation. Normally these courses last between three days and one week.