Writing didactics pop-ups

1. Stages of a writing project: In a unit lasting 30-45 minutes, writing assistants teach that every writing project, from finding topics to finalisation, goes through several stages that require different reading strategies and text products. In addition, they teach an exercise in text production.
   Required infrastructure: laptop and projector as well as writing tools and paper on the part of the students.
2. Peer-feedback: In a 60-minute unit, writing assistants teach what constitutes constructive feedback and lead a feedback round.
   Required infrastructure: each student should bring 2 printouts of their own text of approx. 2 pages, e.g. the first version of an exposé. The unit can also be done on the basis of a handwritten rough text, e.g. to help students come up with ideas. In this case, an estimated additional time of 20 minutes can be expected.
3. Structure: In a unit lasting 45 minutes, students are taught how to work out the essential components of an academic paper and to reflect on the role of the research question.
4. Development of the research question: In a unit of 45-60 minutes, writing assistants teach exercises to narrow down the research question. A prerequisite is that the students have a topic and have started to read up on it.
5. Literature management: In a unit of 30-45 minutes, writing assistants teach why the use of a literature management system is a good idea and are available to answer questions. The open-source program Zotero is used as an example.
6. Reading: In a unit of 60 minutes, students are taught techniques for focused reading of academic texts through exercises.
7. Dealing with citations: In a unit of 45-60 minutes, writing assistants teach the function and relevance of citations and intertextuality for an academic paper. Students are shown how to deal with literature from a writing didactics perspective and reflect on the purpose of citations.

All pop-ups can also be held in digital form and in English.