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Writing Retreat 2.0 on the "Magic Mountain"

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Wednesday 14 August 2024

Following the success of the tradition started last year, 8 German and international students spent 3 intensive days in July on the Zauberberg (translated: Magic Mountain) at the Theodor Heuss Academy in Gummersbach. All the students were working on their Bachelor / Master thesis or R&D report and were guided and supported by Gabriele Menne-El-Sawy and Jill Yates.
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What’s the best way to begin? What are the most important criteria for an academic text? How do I formulate an appropriate research question? What do I need to cite and how do I do it? These are just some of the questions discussed and, as the main focus was on actually writing, they were directly put into practice. After everyone had set themselves a goal, many of the students were in the “writing zone” and wrote into the evening hours.

Students received feedback and tips from their peers as well as from the writing coaches: One comment from the  group: “The regular feedback and individual coaching were super.”

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On the last day everyone revisited the goals they had set themselves on the first day and were pleasantly surprised to see that they had either reached these goals or taken a significant step in the right direction: “Never thought I could write this much in just two days. A very productive writing retreat!” said one satisfied student in the closing plenary.

Just as last year, at the end of the retreat everyone agreed that writing in a group was a rewarding experience and that the Writing Retreat should take place regularly.

„A lovely location where you can really concentrate on writing.”

so the comment from one of the students who attended the Writing Retreat

In addition to the Writing Retreat, the Writing Centre offers many other services such as workshops and individual consultations. You can find detailed information here:

Contact us

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Katrin Berentzen

M.A., certified writing consultant, Writing Centre German, Lecturer in German

Location

Sankt Augustin

Room

A 102.2 / F 411

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757 Sankt Augustin

Contact hours

by appointment

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Jill Yates

B.A., Lecturer in English, Coordinator of the English intensive courses and the Writing Centre

Location

Sankt Augustin

Room

A 102.2

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757 Sankt Augustin

Contact hours

Tuesdays: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. by appointment (to be arranged by email or phone)

Telephone

+49 2241 865 9674

Location

Rheinbach

Room

1.406 (Egermannstraße 1)

Address

von-Liebig-Straße 20

53359 Rheinbach

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