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Writing Assistance for International Students

ENGLISH MODULE PAPER WORKSHOP winter term 2026

Writing your module paper in English? Join the English Module Paper Workshop (online) and get support throughout the writing process! The workshop covers academic writing strategies, finding and using sources, as well as editing and revising your paper.

When? Wednesdays and Fridays, August 26 – September 11, from 10:00 AM – 12 PM (times may change)
Registration: via Moodle (Workshops)

For more information, see here: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/zessko/independent-study/writing-assistance/workshops

Are you about to write an essay, a paper or a thesis and need assistance? Please do not hesitate to ask our writing assistants for guidance.

Focus

  • Support the overall writing process for English academic texts
  • Influence of personal factors on the writing process
  • Leverage sociocultural variances in the writing process (for non-native speakers of English)
  • Time management and writing motivation
  • Reading skills – an intrinsic part of the writing process
  • Getting started with your writing
  • Inner critic and the writer’s block

Leaflet: Writing Assistance at the Faculty of Arts

Leaflet: Writing Assistance at the Center for Languages and Key Competences (Zessko)

For a more effective consultation, please send a short e-mail with your issue(s) ahead of consultation hours. 

NB:

  •     please describe your issue as precisely as possible to avoid back and forth questions
  •     the writing consultation service is a support service only. We do not offer proofreading! 

Writing Assistance

Finley Spehr

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  • Open office hours on location:
    Am Neuen Palais 10, house 11, room 2.23 
    Mondays: 11:00 - 14:30 and
    Tuesdays: 15:30 - 18:00
     

Writing Assistance

Marcia Walter