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Researcher Education & Development
Adelaide Graduate Centre
Level 6 115 Grenfell Street
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA
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RED Language Programs - Workshop Schedule

Reading and Writing
Date	Venue	Workshop Description	Who should attend
Thursday 5 August 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Taking a Critical Approach Exploring the ways in which a critical approach is expressed in the language and structure of research documents. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers, particularly those with English as an additional language.
Wednesday 11 August 2.00-4.00pm	Ira Raymond Room, BSL	Critical Reading Developing strategies for effective and efficient reading, analysing and critiquing. CLPD Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers.
Thursday 12 August 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Reviewing Literature Exploring strategies for searching for relevant literature, organising literature and the language structures of literature reviews. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers, particularly those with English as an additional language.
Thursday 2 September 2.00-4.00pm	Ira Raymond Room, BSL	Writing a Research Proposal Examining the genre of the research proposal as a requirement for confirming candidature or preparing a grant proposal. CLPD Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers.
Thursday 9 September 2.00-4.00pm	Ira Raymond Room, BSL	Thesis Direction & Structure Focussing on the "main contribution to knowledge" of your research project and developing this into a logical and coherent structure. CLPD Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers.
Thursday 16 September 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Research Proposals and Other Research Genres Exploring the ways in which language and document structure change in different types of research writing. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers.
Thursday 4 November 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Reading & Note Taking for Researchers Assisting researchers to take effective notes and improve their reading. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers, particularly those with English as an additional language.

Oral Presentations
Date	Venue	Workshop Description	Who should attend
Tuesday 20 July 9.30-11.30am OR Thursday 22 July 9.30-11.30am	Adelaide Graduate Centre Seminar Room Level 6, 115 Grenfell Street	Pronunciation Clinic Providing practical advice and exercises aimed at enhancing pronunciation in English. Register for workshop	Small group clinics for Researchers with particular difficulty in pronouncing English sounds.
Thursday 26 August 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Presenting a Seminar in Your Discipline Exploring the technical and practical aspects of oral presentation in English research cultures. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers, particularly those with English as an additional language.
Thursday 2 September 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Pronunciation for Researchers Providing practical advice and exercises aimed at enhancing pronunciation in English. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers with English as an additional language who have particular difficulty pronouncing English sounds.
Thursday 9 September 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Intonation Patterns of English Providing practical advice and exercises aimed at developing natural intonation patterns. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers with English as an additional language.
Thursday 16 September 2.00-4.00pm	Ira Raymond Room, BSL	Visual Presentations (Powerpoint & Posters) Examining some strategies and techniques for visual design to effectively convey information in posters and Powerpoint. CLPD Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers.
Thursday 28 October 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Advanced Pronunciation for Researchers Providing practical advice and exercises aimed at enhancing pronunciation in English. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers with English as an additional language who wish to refine their English pronounciation.

Refining Research Documents
Date	Venue	Workshop Description	Who should attend
Tuesday 13 July 9.30-11.30am OR Friday 16 July 9.30-11.30am	Adelaide Graduate Centre Seminar Room Level 6, 115 Grenfell Street	Grammar Clinic Exploring the grammatical structures commonly associated with research writing in English and provides practical strategies to avoid errors. Students are to send 1 un-edited piece of writing to michelle.picard@adelaide.edu.au one week prior to the workshop. Register for workshop	Small group clinics for Researchers with particular difficulty in English grammar.
Thursday 23 September 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Editing and Self-editing in Research Writing Exploring practical editing techniques and strategies for research writers. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers with English as an additional language.
Thursday 30 September 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Cohesion and Coherence in Research Documents Exploring practical strategies for developing a readable, cohesive research document. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers, particularly those with English as an additional language.
Thursday 7 October 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Grammar for Researchers Exploring the grammatical structures commonly associated with research writing in English and provides practical strategies to avoid errors. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers with English as an additional language.

Research Cultures
Date	Venue	Workshop Description	Who should attend
Thursday 19 August 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Appropriate Citation and Avoiding Plagiarism Exploring appropriate citation and referencing conventions and the language structures used to express 'voice' in research documents Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers, particularly those with English as an additional language.
Thursday 14 October 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Listening in Research Contexts Providing practical tips and exercises for researchers to enhance their listening skills in a variety of different research contexts. Register for workshop	Suitable for all early career researchers, particularly those with English as an additional language.
Thursday 21 October 2.00-4.00pm	Mawson Lecture Theatre Mawson Laboratories North Terrace Campus (map ref B11)	Being Supervised Providing research students with insight into the variety of supervision styles common to Australian research cultures and strategies to enhance their communication with their supervisors. Register for workshop	Suitable for Higher Degrees by Research students early in their research candidature who are new to the Australian research context.