Workshop "Writing a reasoned Discussion: Structure and language"

Discussion is an important part of an academic article in which the researcher puts their findings in the broader context of research in their field. Russian scholars find this part one of the most difficult to write, probably due to the absence of such conventions in academic writing in their native language. At the workshop, you will learn what structural elements the Discussion section contains, and what functional language is pertinent to these elements. You will practice using the language of comparison and contrast to analyze your research outcomes at the backdrop of previous findings in the field. You will understand why hedging and tentative language are particularly important for this part of a research article and learn how to incorporate them in your writing. Finally, you will become aware of why you may need citations in your Discussion, and you will learn how to use them appropriately. 

Speaker: Svetlana Bogolepova is Associate Professor at HSE School of Foreign Languages with a Ph.D. in Language Theory. She supervises the “Foreign Language and Intercultural Communication” bachelor program. Svetlana has authored and co-authored more than 40 research articles and textbooks, including “English for Academics” and “How to Write a Research Article: Theory and Practice.”

Target audience: HSE teachers, researchers, and graduate students
Language: English
Date & Time: March 26, 17:30 - 19:30
Location: online