Workshop for teachers: Constructive comments

Date: 14 June 2023, 09:15–12:00
Location: English Park
Type: Workshop
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Organiser: Språkverkstaden
Contact person: Sarah Schwarz

Would you like to learn more about how you can support your students in developing their academic language skills? The Language Workshop is offering four workshops for teachers, one of which will be in English. The workshops will be free of charge and open to all teaching staff at Uppsala University.

Welcome all teachers!

The Language Workshop is offering four workshops for teachers, one of which will be in English. The workshops will be free of charge and open to all teaching staff at Uppsala University.

The workshops will be held at the English Park Campus on 14-15 June, 2023.

Deadline to register is 7 June. Register here.

Constructive Comments (two parallel workshops, one in Swedish and one in English), 14 June, 9:15-12:00:

You will learn about the text triangle, reverse outlining, and topic sentences. During the workshop you will have the opportunity to explore concrete tools for providing constructive text commentaries on student texts. Bring a student text to the workshop!

Assignment Instructions (Swedish only!), 14 June, 13:15-16:00.

You will learn about creating effective assignment instructions. During the workshop you will be presented with tools which you will have the opportunity to apply to your own instructions. Bring your own assignment instructions to the workshop!

Reading Strategies (Swedish only!), 15 June, 9:15-12:00.

You will learn about academic literacies and the reading method THIEVES. During the workshop you will try out the reading method and discuss strategies for academic reading.