Conceptual Principles of work at the Writing Centre

The Writing Centre’s work is aimed at supporting students in all phases of their studies in developing reflective writing skills, changing the academic writing culture and promoting information literacy.

Teaching Writing

Writing is essential for understanding science, for the acquisition of subject-related content and for the development of a subject-related self-image. Writing is taught both in an interdisciplinary approach ("Writing Across the Curriculum", WAC) and a subject-related approach ("Writing in the Disciplines", WID).

Teaching settings

  • Writing workshops
  • Contributions to courses
  • Writing weeks
  • Development of materials

Writing consultations

When talking about writing experiences, the writing process and the requirements of academic texts, processes of writing counselling often take place. This applies in particular to group and workshop situations in which questions of writing and text production become a topic.

Consultation settings

  • Writing groups
  • Writing workshops
  • Text feedback
  • Individual consultations

Writing research

In order to be able to give students and young scientists the appropriate support in writing, the members of the Writing Centre are also involved in research and academic writing.

Research settings

  • Conference contributions
  • Publication projects
  • Development-oriented evaluation of writing centre work

Grounded in writing studies

Writing centre work is based on theories, models, empirical findings and methodological principles developed in higher education writing didactics and writing studies. Writing studies is a transdisciplinary field of work and research to which academics, teachers, peer tutors, writing trainers and writing consultants contribute. This happens in particular in the scientific societies and their journals:

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