About this workshop

This Part 1 of two workshops on writing your research is for senior MA and PHD candidates, and is a hands-on, interactive session which aims to unpack the role and purpose of academic arguments in developing a strong thesis for research.  Students will engage with the concept of argumentation and the application of arguments to the key research questions of their study interest.  The workshop incorporates examining relevant literature associated with ones’ own study and connecting research questions to supportive literature.

NB: If you wish to attend in person and have disability access requirements, please email disabilityservice@uct.ac.za and CC pgdevelopment@uct.ac.za to arrange the appropriate services, where available.

What previous attendees have said about this workshop:

• "These sessions have been very helpful so far. Please continue providing this kind of support to the students. It makes me appreciate how far I have come as a student and grown as an academic writer."
• "All the information was valuable."
• "Please give more series of sessions."

About the presenter

Ms. Tatenda Dandara, Writing Consultant, UCT Writing Centre, CHED

Tatenda is a senior Writing Consultant at the UCT Writing Centre with an academic background in sociolinguistics. She has extensive experience in facilitating academic writing and research workshops for all levels of study, this includes co-facilitating the Mellon Pipeline Development Programme (MPD) writing seminars; guest lecturing in the Department of African Studies and Linguistics; and co-facilitating the UCT Global Citizenship Program (GCP) GC2 course. Tatenda’s research focuses on semiotics, linguistic landscapes and language policy in higher education contexts.

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